We only have to look at his new releases in 2026 to see a pattern emerging. Sheridan is behind six different Western shows with new episodes dropping at some point this year, of which three are set in the same state. Surprisingly, that state isn’t Montana, the original home of the Yellowstone franchise. Instead, Landman, Dutton Ranch, and Frisco King are all based in Texas, the place where Sheridan himself grew, and which he now calls home once again. We can expect the majority of his TV shows to be set in the Lone Star State going forward, whether they’re connected to Yellowstone or not.
Texas Is Now At The Center Of Taylor Sheridan’s TV Universe
Given that Taylor Sheridan’s TV debut came in Walker, Texas Ranger back in the mid-1990s, the trajectory of his career in the industry feels like it’s coming full circle. Sheridan’s biggest current TV series, Landman, was the release that first signaled his intention to move further south with his small-screen Westerns.
To this Billy Bob Thornton drama about the oilfields of the Texas Panhandle, we can now add Dutton Ranch, the Yellowstone sequel that sees Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler move to a Texan ranch. Then there’s Samuel L. Jackson’s Tulsa King spinoff Frisco King, which takes its name from the city close to Dallas where it’s set. Although two other Taylor Sheridan TV shows to have debuted this year – Marshals and The Madison – are both set in Montana, even these shows were partially shot in Texas. Sheridan has placed his home state definitively at the heart of a sprawling Western universe.
Samuel L. Jackson’s Tulsa King Spinoff Has Moved To Texas From New Orleans
It’s worth noting that Samuel L. Jackson’s Frisco King has gone through a title change, specifically related to its Texan setting. The series was originally going to be set in New Orleans, with the title NOLA King, but Taylor Sheridan stepped in directly with the executive decision to change its location to Texas. Filming for Frisco King is currently taking place in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, which is especially convenient for Sheridan himself. The location change he implemented for this series is the clearest indication yet that Texas is fast becoming a constant feature in his work for television.
Taylor Sheridan And His Production Company Are Based In Texas
It’s logical that Taylor Sheridan’s TV universe is increasingly gravitating towards Texas, with production centered on Fort Worth in particular, where his state-of-the-art production campus SGS Studios is located, just a short drive away from his home in the nearby town of Weatherford. SGS is the largest studio in Texas, and a source of great pride for Sheridan’s home city. But his plan to bring TV Westerns to his home state long predates the development of this studio complex. From the moment Sheridan purchased the legendary 6666 ranch in King County back in 2021, it was obvious we were going to be seeing a lot more of Texas in his shows. Since then, his recent creative endeavors have provided a major boost to the state’s screen industry. Through these endeavors, Taylor Sheridan has also managed to remind Western fans that Texas is a setting as synonymous with the genre as the Rocky Mountains to the west, the Great Plains further north, and, indeed, Yellowstone National Park.
