Former Paramount Co-CEO Chris McCarthy is in talks to join NBCUniversal to help wrangle Taylor Sheridan .

McCarthy is expected to join the company to help handle its relationship with Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan, who signed a big film and TV deal at the Comcast-owned studio last month.

While the move is somewhat of a surprise, it makes sense for Donna Langley and her team, given that McCarthy was the man that handled Paramount’s relationship with the ranch-owning writer.

Sheridan’s huge five-year overall deal for film, TV and streaming will begin January 1, 2029 after Sheridan’s overall TV deal with Paramount ends in 2028. Sheridan’s other close collaborator and producing partner, David Glasser and his 101 Studios shingle, also signed a deal with NBCUniversal that wi

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