Taylor Sheridan Fans Hit With Huge Blow Ahead of ‘Landman’ Creator’s Paramount Exit

Let’s start with the money part. Under David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, the company is planning to spend more on content — but it’s also asking subscribers to pay up for it. In its Q3 2025 earnings report, Paramount confirmed U.S. price increases will kick in on January 15, 2026.

The ad-supported Paramount+ Essential plan will rise by $1 to $8.99/month, while Paramount+ Premium (ad-free) jumps to $13.99/month. Annual plans are also climbing sharply, with Essential moving to $89.99/year and Premium to $139.99/year.

Ellison framed the hikes as necessary fuel for bigger ambitions. “These changes will fuel continued reinvestment in the user experience and deliver an even stronger slate of programming,” he said in his letter to shareholders. And to be fair, Paramount+ isn’t exactly sitting on its hands.

The streamer just locked in a seven-year, $7.7 billion UFC deal, a five-year, $1.5 billion pact with Matt Stone and Trey Parker, and is ramping its film slate up to 15 movies a year. South Park alone was the platform’s top subscriber-acquisition driver in Q3.

Is Taylor Sheridan Leaving Paramount?

But here’s where things get complicated for Sheridan fans. Yes, Taylor Sheridan is leaving Paramount — just not yet. His current deal runs through 2028, meaning shows like Landman, Tulsa King, and other in-progress projects are safe for now. However, starting in 2029, Sheridan will officially shift his creative empire to NBCUniversal, with his production company 101 Studios moving over via a first-look deal that begins in 2026.

Reports suggest the split comes down to creative control and strained relationships with new Paramount leadership, with NBCUniversal offering Sheridan more freedom — and likely a bigger paycheck. Translation: Paramount gets a few more years of Sheridan hits, but the long-term future of the Sheridan-verse is already pointed elsewhere.

For now, Sheridan’s shows reside on Paramount+, but not for long.