The latest:
Writer Lauren Salkin has filed a lawsuit accusing Taylor Sheridan, Paramount, 101 Studios and Elevate Entertainment of stealing “Yellowstone” from her 2016 pitch “Sovereign Nation,” which she says was rejected before the show was greenlit months later, Variety reported.
Summary:
Key Points
- Paramount, 101 Studios and Elevate Entertainment are also named; reps hadn't responded to Variety's request for comment.
Details:
- The rejection: The suit says Sheridan’s management told Salkin at the time he was “unavailable for TV projects,” before “Yellowstone” was greenlit within months.
- Alleged overlaps: The suit cites shared elements including a tribal casino as a power center and a confrontation over expansion beyond reservation land.
- The cast: Salkin says she’d proposed actors Danny Huston and Gil Birmingham, who later played comparable roles in “Yellowstone.”
- No response: Reps for Sheridan, Paramount and Elevate Entertainment hadn’t responded to Variety’s request for comment.
What to Watch:
The case awaits a formal response from Sheridan’s and Paramount’s teams, as “Yellowstone,” which premiered in 2018, remains one of Paramount Network’s biggest commercial hits.
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