Sheridan Audience Grows to Nearl underway in a set that required Creating Y:1883 choice to nearly building a new town at Taylor Sheridan’s play the Dutthe site. Sheridan has sought is approaching tons, howevguidance from historians and is the epic producer both have requiring set-designers to recretion as if were a millions of ate 30 wagons to meet their ten-hour movie. fans that can requirements for authenticity. The plot of the drive viewerThis level of set production has series is to follow ship. Faith driven up costs. Each wagon Friends recall Taylor saying “I’m the Dutton family Hill is one has been hand-crafted to reflect going to write my way out of my on a journey west of the leadthe reaility of 1883. problems”. So, he began writthrough the Great ing country ing screenplays. He believed he Plains headed to western Taylor is telling the story of Faith Hill knew how not to make the misMontana. Along singers in histakes so many writers do. Acthe way they picktory having sold Western expansion in American thru the life and times of the tors love Taylor’s writing style, up new characters including over 40 million records. Faith Dutton Family who are fleeing and it is expected that Sheridan Shea Brennan played by Sam Hill said “This is the opportupoverty to for a better future in will write all pilots for each show Elliott who takes charge of the nity of a lifetime. The Duttons Montana. Elliott is set to play and manage his wagon train. are a formidable family, and it Shea Brennan, a tough-cowboy. team of directors is an absolute dream to bring He has the huge task of guidand writers who Sam Elliott such a strong female character ing the group will execute on was a natural like Margaret from Texas to his vision. choice for the Dutton to life. Montana. Hill show. “It all I am humbled & Mcgraw will Taylor’s first prostarts with the and honored portray James duced script was writing, and to work with and Margaret Sicario, followed Taylor SheriTaylor and his Dutton, the by Hell or High dan is a brilentire team.” young patriWater. He wrote liant writer,” arch and mathe script and said Elliott. Tim McGraw triarch of the debuted as a “I think the has sold 75 Dutton family. . director in Wind western genre million records River, with speaks clearly with 44 worldSaid Chris McJeremy Renner, to both of us. wide number Carthy, Presiand most reThe classic one singles. dent/CEO, cently in Those Both McGraw Taylor Sheridan, Kelly Reilly struggles of MTV EntertainWho Wish Me man against and Hill are & Kevin Costner ment Group: Dead with Angeman, man worldwide “Yellowstone lina Jolie. His scriptwriting for against nature and man against brands that Tim McGraw is a massive hit Yellowstone, which he created himself. It’s all there, in 1883, can draw audiencshow with tens of millions of with John Linson drew in Kevin and I’m honored to be a part of es across the globe for Parafans – with 1883, we are taking Costner, and Cole Hauser. it.” mount+. Said McGraw: “This those fans back to the origin is truly a dream job. Taylor has story, and in the process, turnSam Elliott will star with Husband and wife, Tim McGraw found a way of storytelling that ing the Yellowstone world into Tim McGraw and Faith Hill and Faith Hill may be a risky brilliantly creates these epic a global hit franchise to fuel in 1883, the dramas and family sagas with the growth of Paramount+. We Taylor Sheridanso much depth and creativity. are thrilled to have Sam, Tim created prequel The Duttons are tremendous and Faith as the stars of Taylor to the network’s characters, and it’s so thrillSheridan’s new series exclusignature hit ing to be able to bring them to sively for Paramount+ around drama Yellife. As a kid growing up riding the world.” lowstone. 101 horses, you think about dream Studios and jobs like this, and I am just so David Glasser, CEO of 101 Bosque Ranch excited to work with this amazStudios, said: “We are thrilled Productions ing cast and crew.” to have Academy Award nomiare production nee and acting legend Sam and partners on the hugely talented, award-winning series. Filming at the stockyards in Cole Hauser & Taylor Sheridan on the set artists Faith and Tim all join Fort Worth, Texas has been Taylor Sheridan, age 51, cut his teeth in Hollywood as a working actor on the series Sons of Anarchy and Walker Texas Ranger. Eleven-years ago he quit that grind after realizing his value was diminishing.
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