“I've made up little mantras for myself, catchphrases from a screenwriting book that doesn't exist. One is 'Write the movie you'd pay to go see.' Another is 'Never let a character tell me something that the camera can show me.'”

American writer, producer, director, and actor

Taylor Sheridan is an American writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of Yellowstone and the creator of its prequels, 1883 and 1923. Working across film and television, Sheridan has built a profile around contemporary Western storytelling and serialized drama. His name is closely associated with Yellowstone and the two prequels that expand that universe, 1883, released in 2021, and 1923, released in 2022.