The Lowdown Behind Taylor Sheridan's Paramount Exit

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It’s been a day since Puck broke the news that Taylor Sheridan was leaving Paramount+, the platform that practically runs on Sheridan content, for the greener pastures of NBCUniversal. Much greener, it turns out. Sheridan’s new deal is reportedly worth $1 billion, twice the size of his Paramount+ contract. It’s hilarious , however, that Paramount spent $1.5 billion on the streaming rights to South Park , which airs only ten new episodes a year, yet couldn’t find a way to keep the guy who essentially creates ten seasons of television annually. (That may be an exaggeration, but not by much.)

Here’s what we’ve learned : Sheridan will continue overseeing his existing Paramount+ shows until his deal

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