Taylor Sheridan Shows May Leave Paramount+ After Recent Update

Having kicked his TV career off with a global 2018 hit Yellowstone, Taylor Sheridan paved the way for more successful shows from his Western-y universe; those, in their turn, made the name for Paramount and cemented its position among the biggest streamers to-date.

After sealing a massive deal with the writer-director years ago, the company released several more highly anticipated shows created by Sheridan, including Landman, Lioness, Tulsa King, Mayor of Kingstown and Yellowstone’s prequels 1883 and 1923.

However, things might soon change radically for both Sheridan and Paramount after some big shifts in the company’s policy.

Paramount+’s New Goal Is a Big Problem for Taylor Sheridan’s Shows

Despite remaining the streamer’s priority in recent years, Sheridan’s hit series are seemingly facing a significant danger. According to Puck’s report, Paramount+’s new owner David Ellison is currently aiming at cutting the costs of the streamer’s production.

Since Sheridan’s projects have remained the main source of profit for the company for years, it might be hard to imagine the director giving his consent to reducing the budget for the future seasons of his ongoing acclaimed series.

Currently, Paramount+ is rumoured to give $9 million per episode at most, while Sheridan’s shows usually require an amount in between $12-16 million.

Paramount+’s Cost Reduction Is an Even Bigger Problem for Paramount+ Itself

With the whole issue yet to show its outcome, the company’s decision will likely result in another and much bigger problem rather than saving money.

As the report also suggested, Taylor Sheridan is well aware of Paramount+’s new goal and isn’t quite happy about it, which is expected since his shows are what the streamer has made most of its profit off.

There’s yet no saying about the future of Sheridan’s collaborative work with Paramount+, but the latter still owns the rights for upcoming seasons of the director’s shows at least until 2027. After that, the deal is either to be prolonged or to be completely shut down, with Sheridan seeking other options for his hit shows’ future elsewhere among other streaming platforms.

If this will eventually become the case, the writer is unlikely to have troubles after repeatedly proving his work to be extremely successful with each new instalment. It’s also fair to say it won’t take long until bigger streamers like Netflix or Max will eventually pick the shows up.

Paramount+, however, may need to reconsider its cost reduction plan if it doesn’t want to let Sheridan go, especially since the latter’s shows are usually the ones to receive the most attention on the streamer’s platform.