Yellowstone: How did the shooting of the series bring a lot of money to its creator Taylor Sheridan

We knew screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, the author of many successful series, including Yellowstone and its derivatives (1883 and 1923, in particular). But there is also a businessman Taylor Sheridan, who rated more than $ 600 million in the head of the real estate empire. The latter is actually owned by several ranches, including 6666 Texas, which covers about 1800 square kilometers.

It turns out that the shooting of Yellowstone has been able to unite two activities of Taylor Sheridan. The assistant in the program, the latter, considered it a habit of writing all episodes, some of them directing, and even appearing in the second role of Rancher Travis Whitley.

Yellowstone TV series shooting Taylor Sheridan brought millions of dollars

Taylor Sheridan is already richly paid by Paramount+to work as a screenwriter. In 2021, the screenwriter and platform signed a five -year partnership contract (by 2028) for $ 200 million. This astronomical salary allowed him to invest in real estate, but also increased the sources of income.

Because of the yellowstone, and even more of its spin-offs, partially shot on Taylor Sheridan ranches. This pays $ 50000 every week of filming. And that’s not all, as it also provides the screen -out cows on the screen for $ 25 per day.

Taylor Sheridan also conducts a horse training for his series actors, a service that earns about $ 200,000. The screenwriter also hires his own horses in the production of Yellowstone, $ 2000 per mount. This does not take into account additional costs, such as the cost of transporting animals from Texas to Montana.

Overall, several million dollars are spent on purchasing services offered by Taylor Sherida. The colossal amount, which was also a source of tension between screenwriter/businessman and paramount management. The studio tried to find a more local and therefore more economical solution.

Paramount Management is annoyed but refuses to go to war

But the popularity of the Yellowstone series has won the Sheridan case. “Taylor series are the best source of our greatest success and profit” Highlighted by Paramount+Speaker to our counterparts Wall Street Journal At the top of this investigation. Let’s translate: Loss of Sheridan will cost the studio more than the cost of excessive production.

Many internet users have also condemned Taylor Sheridan’s habit of promoting their own products (alcohol bottles, coffee, etc.) in its soap operas. Also keep in mind that the spin-offs of development is a series of 6666 … whose story is developing in Ranch in its owned rank!

It is enough to say that future years should give Taylor Sheridan the opportunity to accumulate even more significant wealth. Before the viewer finds what is looking for, there is no doubt that the paramount+ platform will be able to handle the financial blackmail of an American screenwriter.

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