EXCLUSIVE: After landing the rights to turn one of the world’s biggest video games into an epic movie, Paramount has now landed two A-list filmmakers to develop it. Sources tell Deadline that Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and Peter Berg have joined Paramount and Activision to develop and…

EXCLUSIVE: At the end of the day, NBCUniversal's poach of Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan came down to money. Sources said that the five-year deal that begins in 2029 (earlier for movies) is at the unprecedented $1 billion territory. That is how…

Paramount will lose its most prolific television creator, Taylor Sheridan, who has closed a long-term film and television deal with NBCUniversal, Deadline has confirmed. The massive five-year overall deal for film, TV and streaming will begin January 1, 2029 after Sheridan’s overall TV deal…

Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone universe has lassoed another offshoot — The Madison — into development. The show won't follow the Dutton family as Season 5B of the flagship series awaits its premiere and farewell of sorts to John Dutton (Kevin Costner) and other characters, though Costner will not…

Kurt Russell (Monarch: Legacy of Monsters) has been cast as a series regular in the new Yellowstone drama spinoff The Madison from Taylor Sheridan, starring Michelle Pfeiffer. Ahead of the show’s first-season premiere, we hear the show will receive an early renewal for a sophomore season. The Mad…

The art of the deal met the art of the Octagon today, and the July 4, 2026, UFC match at the White House is officially on — at least according to Dana White. Seen Thursday popping into the Executive Mansion without explanation, the hard charging CEO confirmed tonight that the much hyped, much…

Taylor Sheridan’s name came up a lot at the Los Angeles press event this week with the new Paramount leadership as virtually every top executive hailed the prolific creator’s business as a top TV asset of the combined Skydance-Paramount Global company. "On Paramount+ today, we have a really…

Chris McCarthy, who was co-CEO of Paramount Global and president of Showtime/MTV Entertainment and is leaving after more than 20 years, says his "greatest achievement" at the company was his work around mental health. McCarthy revealed last month that he wouldn't be remaining with the company…

EXCLUSIVE: The Paramount Television Studios label is making a comeback — and returning to its roots. Skydance Media on Monday morning announced the top executive team for the combined Paramount company after its acquisition of Paramount Global closes August 7. It includes Skydance’s Dana…

After a long, complicated slog toward Thursday’s FCC approval, Paramount Global and Skydance Media will now face a number of tricky questions in becoming one company. While the $8 billion-plus transaction will need a few more days to become official, several strategic dilemmas already have been…

Chris McCarthy, co-CEO of Paramount Global and president of Showtime/MTV Entertainment, is expected to depart the company once its acquisition by Skydance is completed early next month. The exit of McCarthy, a 22-year veteran of Paramount Global and predecessor Viacom, will become official once…

EXCLUSIVE: Finn Little will reprise his Yellowstone character, Carter, as a series regular in the as-yet-untitled Beth and Rip spinoff for Paramount+, sources tell Deadline. He joins his former co-stars Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, who are leading the Taylor Sheridan series as their characters from…