Taylor Sheridan Leaves Paramount for NBCUniversal: What Happens to the ‘Yellowstone’ Universe
Kayce Dutton’s fresh start at the end of Yellowstone may have been short lived.
The new extended trailer for the Yellowstone spinoff series centered around the prodigal Dutton son, called Y: Marshals, shows Kayce once again struggling with being a good man who does bad things.

“I fought every day to get out from under the weight of the Yellowstone,” he says at the start of the first footage released from the highly anticipated CBS series (below). “I’ve lost my teammates, my parents and my brothers. … I’m trying to find a new beginning.”
Kayce is now leading a team of U.S. Marshals in Montana, with his grown son Tate (Brecken Merrill) suited up by his side, after he sold his family’s Montana ranch and planned to stake out a new beginning for his family following the events of the season 5B finale of Yellowstone, which…
“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan is leaving Paramount for a new pact at NBCUniversal, with an eight-year film deal beginning in 2026 and a separate television deal commencing at the end of 2028. The value tops $1 billion, and NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios chair Donna Langley personally courted Sheridan in Weatherford, Texas. Exclusive reporting at TheWrap says Langley aimed to make him “the Big Fish,” with the TV portion starting after his current Paramount obligations expire.
Multiple outlets framed the shift as the end of Sheridan’s long Paramount chapter. Wall Street Journal coverage dated October 27, 2025 reported the move to NBCUniversal, while Hollywood Reporter noted the move was “not yet” official even as Comcast leadership publicly discussed it.
Kayce Dutton’s fresh start at the end of Yellowstone may have been short lived.
The new extended trailer for the Yellowstone spinoff series centered around the prodigal Dutton son, called Y: Marshals, shows Kayce once again struggling with being a good man who does bad things.
“I fought every day to get out from under the weight of the Yellowstone,” he says at the start of the first footage released from the highly anticipated CBS series (below). “I’ve lost my teammates, my parents and my brothers. … I’m trying to find a new beginning.”
Kayce is now leading a team of U.S. Marshals in Montana, with his grown son Tate (Brecken Merrill) suited up by his side, after he sold his family’s Montana ranch and planned to stake out a new beginning for his family following the events of the season 5B finale of Yellowstone, which…
“Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan is leaving Paramount for a new pact at NBCUniversal, with an eight-year film deal beginning in 2026 and a separate television deal commencing at the end of 2028. The value tops $1 billion, and NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios chair Donna Langley personally courted Sheridan in Weatherford, Texas. Exclusive reporting at TheWrap says Langley aimed to make him “the Big Fish,” with the TV portion starting after his current Paramount obligations expire.
Multiple outlets framed the shift as the end of Sheridan’s long Paramount chapter. Wall Street Journal coverage dated October 27, 2025 reported the move to NBCUniversal, while Hollywood Reporter noted the move was “not yet” official even as Comcast leadership publicly discussed it.