Taylor Sheridan has earned a reputation as one of television’s most influential modern storytellers by building the neo-Western universe

through Yellowstone and its many spin-offs. However, even Sheridan’s most devoted fans acknowledge a recurring flaw in his work: the tendency to introduce seemingly meaningful ideas that are quietly abandoned.

 

 

He did the same in Yellowstone, only to repeat it in his directorial effort, Those Who Wish Me Dead. In the former, there is a storyline in Season 2 involving Tate Dutton and a horse. Tate convinced his grandfather, John Dutton, to buy him a horse named Lucky.

 

 

While he continues to aggressively pitch himself as the perfect DCU Batman, 1923 star Brandon Sklenar will get the chance to show off his action hero prowess in a new thriller that sounds perfect for Taylor Sheridan and Yellowstone fans. After smaller roles in the likes of Vice, Midway, and Westworld, Brandon Sklenar has seen his star rise rapidly since playing Spencer Dutton in the Yellowstone prequel series, 1923. Now, he’s teaming up with another Yellowstone alum for what sounds like a gripping modern Western thriller.

According to Deadline, Sklenar will take the lead in The Rescue, which also finds Yellowstone star Hassie Harrison in a key role. Coming courtesy of Paramount, The Rescue is directed by Potsy Ponciroli, who is best known for the 2021 Western action movie Old Henry and the upcoming action thriller Motor City starring Reacher’s Alan Ritchson. If that were not already enough to entice you, The Rescue has been written by Young Guns scribe John Fusco.

The plan is to begin filming The Rescue at the start of next year, with the movie having been “high priority going back to when Skydance was developing prior to the Skydance-Paramount merger and marks one of the first films the new regime has greenlit.”

While wider plot details remain under wraps at present, The Rescue is being described as “a modern day Western” which follows a rodeo cowboy whose skills are put to the test “outside the arena.” All of which sounds like an intriguing blend of neo-Western sensibilities with modern day action thrills, and should result in the perfect project for Taylor Sheridan fans.