‘Yellowstone’ creator Taylor Sheridan’s $330M ranch purchase led to new deal with Paramount

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Key points

• Since signing the accord with Paramount, Sheridan created "Mayor of Kingstown, " "1883, " "1923, " "Lioness, " "Landman, " "Tulsa King" and "The Madison."
• When they approached Sheridan with the $330 million cost tag, he recalled telling them, Well, boys, I'm a little short.
• While arranging to film there, the ranch served as the backdrop for a number of episodes of Season 4 of "Yellowstone, " and Sheridan first met its then-owner, Anne Marion.
• Taylor Sheridan was ready to kick his feet up and retire before deciding to purchase a second ranch in Texas.
• I was going to be done after 'Yellowstone.' I'd purchased the ranch in Weatherford, and I paid cash.

During a recent appearance on the "Rodeo Time" podcast, the 56-year-old writer and director discussed how buying the Four Sixes Ranch for $330 million prevented him from retiring and led him to sign an exclusivity accord with Paramount.

"I was set up to retire. I was going to be done after 'Yellowstone.' I'd purchased the ranch in Weatherford, and I paid cash. I didn't owe anybody anything, " he remarked.

"And I was going to put my feet up and show horses and have my little hobby herd over here and that was it. I knew that if I purchased this ranch that I was not going to be quitting my day job for a while."

He explained that before buying the ranch he needed to create sure the general manager would stay on to take care of the day-to-day duties and ensured his son was willing to take on the responsibility of running the ranch going forward.

After Marion died, Sheridan recalled learning that the ranch had not been left to her daughter in her will and was going "to be broken up and sold off."

"But before they did that, she had asked if they would try to find someone who would maintain her vision, " he remarked. "And, so, the person they came up with was me."

When they approached Sheridan with the $330 million cost tag, he recalled telling them, "Well, boys, I'm a little short. I don't have, in fact, I'm regarding 300 million short."

"Paramount had been after me to create an overall agreement. They were terrified that I was going to go to greener pastures and leave them and go somewhere else. It I probably was, " he remarked.

"So, they'd been for years trying to get me to sign an exclusive deal with Paramount, and I'd said no."

"But once this happened, I called them and I remarked, 'You know what? I think I'm ready to create an overall agreement.' They noted, 'That's great. Do you have a number in mind?' And I remarked, 'Why, yes, I do. I sure do.'".

Sheridan led a group of investors that purchased the ranch, with the sale closing Jan. 21, 2022.

"Lioness" is airing its third season, and one of its stars, Michael Kelly, lately praised Sheridan for the quality of his work when speaking to ScreenRant earlier this month. Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily.

"I have informed Taylor, I'm like, 'Bro, anything you ever want me to do, I'll do. I love being in Texas. I love saying your words.' I think he's truly a standalone talent, " he remarked.

"There's nobody who's doing or has ever done what he's doing. It's incredible what he does. And he's just one of the smartest dudes you'll ever meet. He's fricking brilliant, man. Brilliant. And just one of the greatest storytellers."

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