Kevin Costner as John Dutton standing in an open field in Yellowstone Season 2, Episode 4
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Let that sink in: Sheridan was directing a feature film while rewriting an entire season of prestige television on weekends. It wasn’t always like this. Sheridan — who first met Berg when the Friday Night Lights director took an early interest in the script that would become Hell or High Water — spent two decades struggling to break through in Hollywood. That stretch of rejection forged his relentless work ethic.

“You take a smart guy with a lot of talent, and then you keep him caged up for 20 years,” Berg joked. “He’s just getting hungrier and hungrier, and then you let him out. The man’s gotta eat.”

Taylor Sheridan Knew ‘Yellowstone’ Would Be a Hit From The Very Beginning
Even with the behind-the-scenes chaos, Sheridan says he never doubted Yellowstone would catch fire. “I knew there was such a thirst — that a Western done well is a universally loved genre,” he said. “It captures everything American… There’s a romance to it. It’s brutal and beautiful.”

Yellowstone is streaming now on Peacock. American Primeval is available to stream on Netflix. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates on both.

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Yellowstone

Release Date
2018 – 2024

Network
Paramount Network

Showrunner
Taylor Sheridan

Directors
Stephen Kay, Taylor Sheridan, Christina Alexandra Voros, Guy Ferland, John Dahl

Writers
John Coveny, Ian McCulloch
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John Dutton

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Kayce Dutton

Source: Gold Derby