Taylor Sheridan And The Infamous 666 Ranch
Taylor Sheridan started as a working actor after dropping out of Texas State University.
At first, he took odd jobs mowing lawns and painting houses in Austin until he was scouted at a mall.
His early roles included guest spots on shows like Walker, Texas Ranger, a recurring part as Danny Boyd on Veronica Mars, and Deputy Chief David Hale on Sons of Anarchy.
He had limited success and struggled financially, then left acting in his late 30s to early 40s and shifted to screenwriting.
His breakthrough scripts included the critically acclaimed Sicario and the Oscar-nominated Hell or High Water. He also wrote and directed Wind River, which established him in neo-Western crime dramas, with his Hollywood rise accelerating with television.
Co-created with John Linson and pitched as something like “The Godfather in Montana,” Yellowstone, starring Kevin Costner as John Dutton, premiered in June 2018.
Yellowstone became a massive cultural and ratings phenomenon, with later seasons drawing well over 10–16 million viewers on premiere nights. It became one of cable’s biggest scripted hits in years and a flagship for Paramount.
Sheridan leveraged that success into a prolific slate, often writing most or all episodes himself and exercising strong creative control.
His key shows include:
- Yellowstone prequels 1883 and 1923 with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren.
- Mayor of Kingstown with Jeremy Renner.
- Tulsa King with Sylvester Stallone.
- Lioness with Zoe Saldaña and Nicole Kidman.
- Landman with Billy Bob Thornton, a major streaming hit.
- Other hits include spin-offs such as Marshals, The Madison, and Dutton Ranch, Lawmen, and Bass Reeves, forming an interconnected universe of modern and historical Westerns, crime dramas, and family sagas that have driven huge viewership and subscriber growth for Paramount.
Sheridan’s trajectory rests on authentic storytelling rooted in Texas/Western experience, strong ratings, and the ability to attract A-list talent while maintaining creative independence.
And here is the big kicker: it is all tied to the infamous 666 Ranch, which he has just acquired.
The 666 story is pretty amazing and can be seen below.