Overview
- Comcast co-CEO Mike Cavanagh referenced Taylor Sheridan in discussing long-term talent deals, even as NBCUniversal, Paramount and Sheridan have not formally confirmed a pact.
- Industry reports describe a two-part arrangement: a film deal beginning as early as 2026 and a television/streaming overall deal starting after Sheridan’s Paramount obligations conclude post-2028, with figures cited up to $1 billion.
- Sheridan remains under contract to Paramount through 2028, and Paramount retains ownership of his existing series and the Yellowstone franchise, which are expected to stay with the company.
- Reporting links the split to budget pushback on high-cost series like 1923 and Special Ops: Lioness, a rejected Sheridan film script, a U.S. 250th-anniversary concept he deemed too political, and scheduling tensions involving Nicole Kidman; some accounts say Paramount never made a new offer.
- NBCUniversal content chief Donna Langley is credited with personally courting Sheridan over the summer, with coverage also noting Paramount’s post-merger leadership changes and cost-cutting as the backdrop to the talks.