VIACOMCBS AND MTV SIGN DEAL WITH TAYLOR SHERIDAN FOR MULTIPLE SERIES

ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment Group announced an extended partnership with Oscar and Golden Globe nominee Taylor Sheridan, co-creator of Yellowstone. “Taylor Sheridan is a master at world-building and has a singular voice that makes him one of today’s standout creators making must-watch content,” David Glasser, CEO of 101 Studios said. “Our mission at 101 is to produce content that provokes cultural conversations with renowned creators at the helm of our projects, and that is exactly what we envision for this collaboration.”

Sheridan will create multi-platform content with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios under the multi-year pact which includes five cycles per year of scripted and procedural series. Content will be exclusive to ViacomCBS including but not limited to Paramount Network, Paramount+, CBS, and other VCBS brands and platforms. “This deal is an extension of our longstanding relationship with both ViacomCBS, MTV Entertainment Group, and Taylor and we are very much looking forward to our future projects.”

The series builds on Paramount+ key strategy to franchise marquee shows and IP for which MTV Entertainment Studios will serve as a large supplying contributor. It will be executive produced by Sheridan, John Linson, Art Linson, David Glasser, David Hutkin, and Bob Yari. According to Sheridan, “I am excited to continue the story of Yellowstone and thank you to Chris, Keith, and David for allowing me to keep on expanding the family for the fans.”

The third season of Yellowstone was the most-watched season premiere on cable in two years, driving a total of 6.5 million total viewers in live +3. The show,  co-created by Taylor Sheridan & John Linson, has also developed a rabid fan community. Consumers will also receive a special sneak peek at Sheridan’s new series for Paramount+ – a prequel to the smash drama – entitled Y: 1883, yesterday during the Superbowl.

"Y: 1883" follows the Dutton family as they embark on a journey west through the Great Plains toward the last bastion of untamed America. It is a stark retelling of Western expansion, and an intense study of one family fleeing poverty to seek a better future in America’s promised land, Montana. “Taylor Sheridan is a visionary creative whose work has reinvented genres and amassed fan bases around the globe; we are thrilled he calls ViacomCBS and MTV Entertainment his home,” said Chris McCarthy, President of MTV Entertainment. “We couldn’t be more excited to build upon our partnership with him, expand the Yellowstone universe and showcase Taylor’s boundless talent across all of our brands and platforms.”