Prolific TV producer signs deal with NBCUniversal

Taylor Sheridan, a prolific television producer with a sprawling network of hits like Yellowstone and Landman, will leave Paramount and head to NBCUniversal when his contract expires, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.

- JOHN KOBLIN

Taylor Sheridan in 2021. The TV hits he has produced include Tulsa King and Mayor of Kingstown.NYT

Poaching the hitmaker is a boon for NBCUniversal and its streaming service, Peacock, and a blow to Paramount. But there is a big catch: Sheridan's Paramount deal for television projects does not expire until the end of 2028. The NBCUniversal deal will go into effect in early 2029, the people said.

The news of Mr Sheridan's decision was reported earlier by Puck.

A little less than a decade ago, when the Peak TV era was thriving, media and tech companies competed to make megadeals for producers such as Shonda Rhimes, Ryan Murphy and J.J. Abrams. That market significantly narrowed after the era ended and a contraction took place in Hollywood.