Taylor Sheridan is best known for his TV show Yellowstone, but he has also written several film scripts, and one of his movies deserves a

sequel. Sheridan created an entire world around his Yellowstone television series, while also creating new worlds with Tulsa King, Landman, and more. However, he has also worked in movies.

 

 

Taylor Sheridan has directed three movies and written the scripts for several others, most notably the two Sicario films. However, one of the movies he directed is almost a spiritual prequel to Yellowstone, which was released the year before he began his television journey. This movie is Wind River, and it very much deserves a follow-up.

Wind River follows a veteran wildlife officer (Jeremy Renner) and a rookie FBI agent (Elizabeth Olsen) as they investigate the case of a young Native American woman found dead, frozen to death with signs of sexual assault. This leads them on a terrifying hunt for the people responsible for this tragedy.

 

 

While Wind River is a tense neo-Western crime thriller, it is also much more important than that. This was not a movie that was shot just to thrill audiences. Taylor Sheridan told the Washington Post that he learned about thousands of Indigenous women who are victims of sexual assault and murder. Many of these crimes remain unsolved.

Sheridan’s movie solved the crime, and Renner’s Agent Lambert delivered the harsh punishment to the men who caused this young woman’s death. However, the fact that this is such a widespread problem in the United States and Canada proves there are more stories to tell to open people’s eyes concerning these issues.

There are several grassroots movements aimed at raising awareness of this situation, but there are also bigger ways to educate the public, such as through movies or television shows. Wind River is one of the biggest examples, thanks to Taylor Sheridan’s involvement, but there was also an Australian film called Limbo.

The fact that Taylor Sheridan is better known now than he was when he released Wind River is the exact reason the movie should get a sequel. Fans love his TV shows, with Yellowstone a cultural touchstone. Making a sequel to Wind River could also bring new eyes to the original film, which is a fantastic neo-Western.