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As the man behind Yellowstone<\/em><\/a> and its myriad spinoffs<\/a>, Taylor Sheridan<\/strong><\/a> is one of the most important people at Paramount Network \u2014 but the Yellowstone<\/em> universe is only one part of his empire.<\/p>\n While other super-producers \u2014 Ryan Murphy<\/strong><\/a> and Shonda Rhimes<\/strong><\/a>, for example \u2014 enlist other writers and directors to work on projects bearing their names, Sheridan is much more of a lone wolf<\/a>. \u201cThe plan was I would Greg Berlanti<\/strong> it,\u201d Sheridan told The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> in June 2023, referring to the producer behind The CW\u2019s Arrowverse. \u201cI would write, cast and direct the pilots, and then we would bring in someone as a showrunner to run a writers room and I could check in and guide them.\u201d<\/p>\n It hasn\u2019t exactly played out like that, though. Terrence Winter<\/strong>, who served as the showrunner for season 1 of Tulsa King<\/em>, stepped down in February 2023 amid reports of creative differences with Sheridan. Sheridan didn\u2019t take over the gig, but he told THR<\/em><\/a> that he he\u2019s not interested in \u201ccompromising\u201d even when he\u2019s only in the executive producer role.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen I quit acting, I decided that I am going to tell my stories my way, period,\u201d he explained. \u201cIf you don\u2019t want me to tell them, fine. Give them back and I\u2019ll find someone who does \u2014 or I won\u2019t, and then I\u2019ll read them in some freaking dinner theater. But I won\u2019t compromise. There is no compromising.\u201d<\/p>\n