On Sunday, the news broke that Sheridan was jumping ship to NBCUniversal for a deal worth as much as $1 billion — depending on Sheridan’s creative output during a five-year contract starting in 2029. He’ll also have the opportunity to make films “of all sizes” with NBCU starting next year.⁠ ⁠ The seismic poach has sent the industry scrambling to answer a simple question: How did Paramount, the studio with the deepest pockets that recently inked massive, long-term agreements with South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and a film and TV deal with the Duffer brothers, fail to lock up one of the industry’s biggest talents with an arguably perfect track record? But perhaps a better question is: How much did Paramount actually want to keep him?⁠ ⁠ Read more about how TV’s biggest partnership fell apart at the link in bio.⁠ ⁠ #Yellowstone #Paramount #Skydance #TaylorSheridan⁠