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Sheridan Taylor Gibler Jr. (born May 21, 1970), known professionally as Taylor Sheridan, is an American writer, producer, director, and actor. He is best known as the co-creator of the television series Yellowstone and creator of its prequels 1883 (2021) and 1923 (2022). Sheridan has written several films, including the screenplay for Sicario (2015), for which he was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Hell or High Water (2016), which was nominated for three other Oscars, including Best Picture. Sheridan also wrote and directed the 2017 neo-Western crime film Wind River and wrote the 2018 sequel to Sicario. Sheridan got his start portraying Danny Boyd in Veronica Mars (2005–2007) as well as portraying David Hale in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy. He has since created several series for Paramount+, including the crime thriller Mayor of Kingstown, and the crime drama Tulsa King, (which he co-writes with Terence Winter), the espionage thriller Lioness and the drama Landman. In 2021, Sheridan was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. In 2024, Sheridan was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. He is an honorary graduate at Texas Christian University. Description above from the Wikipedia article Taylor Sheridan, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
The First Cross is an American Christian Western action thriller miniseries created by Scott Frank and developed by Angel for their streaming platform of the same name. Produced by Pinnacle Peak Pictures and Kendrick Brothers and written by Taylor Sheridan, it is the second installment of a television franchise by Angel about the American West and is the first prequel to Wyoming's Cross. The series stars Trace Adkins, Mel Gibson, Julia Roberts, Chloë Grace Moretz, Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ving Rhames, and Kurt Russell. It follows the first generation of the Stones, including Bailey Stone's great-great-grandfather Harrison, and details how and why the family became Christians and follows their journey to eventually own the property that Bailey would call home. The First Cross had its premiere in Cheyenne on November 6th, 2028 and began streaming on December 1st. The series received universal acclaim from critics, audiences, biblical viewers, and fans of its predecessor, who praised its visuals, action, direction, story, score, performances (particularly Gibson and Moretz), and emotional weight. A sequel miniseries starring Anne Hathaway as an older version of Moretz's character, entitled The Weight of the Cross, is in development.
