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Sometimes, you realize you’re just not cut out for something while you’re in the middle of it, and that’s exactly what happened to Taylor Sheridan. Imagine being in a scene with Jeff Bridges and thinking to yourself, “I’d rather be anywhere but here.” That’s exactly the revelation Sheridan had when he was acting in a film and, quite frankly, couldn’t stand it.

It wasn’t the acting itself—it was the realization that it just wasn’t where his true passion lay. After a string of roles that never felt like the perfect fit, Sheridan made the bold leap to writing, and it was there that he truly found his rhythm and soared.

Taylor Sheridan in a still from Sons of Anarchy | FX Productions

Now, as the mastermind behind hit shows like Yellowstone and 1923, his past acting experiences help fuel his creative genius in the writing room.

Sons of Anarchy star Charlie Hunnam has another killer part: He’s playing murderer Ed Gein in the upcoming third season of Monster. The Netflix anthology previously covered two true-crime tales of the 1980s, those of Jeffrey Dahmer and the Menendez brothers. Now it’s rewinding the clock three decades to show the depraved 1950s crime spree that inspired Psycho. Who was Ed Gein? Ed Gein was a convicted murderer, suspected serial killer, and body snatcher who became known as the Butcher of Plainfield and the Plainfield Ghoul after his crimes in the Wisconsin community were uncovered. Gein, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, in 1906, grew up in a tumultuous household with an alcoholic father and a verbally abusive mother, according to Britannica. He idolized his mother, however, and when she died in 1945, he even partitioned off the areas of their home that she frequented. To the locals of Plainfield, where his family had a farm,...

Hulu’s new boxing series A Thousand Blows blew in to town last week and knocked us out like a bunch of amateur bystanders, then it left us hanging off a huge narrative cliff with a "to be continued" at the end of episode 6, thirsting for more.

While season 2 of A Thousand Blows has been confirmed, there’s no word yet on when it will arrive. In the meantime, while you await its glorious return, here are 5 gritty period crime dramas like A Thousand Blows to keep you company (and on the edge of your seat).

1. Peaky Blinders (2014) Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders. Credit: Robert Viglasky/Netflix

Created and written by Steven Knight, who also wrote A Thousand Blows, Peaky Blinders is a fictionalized version of a real-life British crime gang that existed and operated in post-World War I Birmingham, England. The series follows Birmingham crime boss...

Making it big in Hollywood isn’t easy, just ask Katey Sagal. Before Sons of Anarchy put her back in the spotlight, she’d already built a solid career in music and acting. Most people remember her as Peg Bundy in Married… with Children or the tough-as-nails Gemma Morrow, but her memoir, Grace Notes, spills the tea on the journey behind the scenes!

Katey Sagal | Credits: Image by Gage Skidmore licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

In her memoir, Grace Notes, Sagal opens up about her decades in the industry, the ups and downs of fame.

Katey Sagal’s battle with addiction growing up in Hollywood

Katey Sagal’s road to stardom wasn’t all glitz and glamour, it was filled with some serious struggles. Growing up in Hollywood, she was surrounded by prescription pill abuse from an early age.

Related Sons of Anarchy Saved Actress Katey Sagal’s...

Walton Goggins has always welcomed the opportunity to play complex characters. His portrayals are always unforgettable, whether it be his breakout role in The Shield or his acclaimed performance in Justified. But the most daring and transformative character he played was in Sons of Anarchy.

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The story behind how Goggins landed the role is as bold as the character herself and involves a fiery exchange with the series creator, Kurt Sutter. Buckle up because this tale is as wild as a Samcro ride through Charming.

Why Kurt Sutter initially didn’t want Walton Goggins on Sons of Anarchy Walton Goggins in a still from Sons of Anarchy | FX Networks

Sons of Anarchy would feel incomplete without Walton Goggins’ amazing portrayal of Venus Van Dam. But there was a time when Kurt Sutter didn’t want the actor to be a part of the Samcro world at all.

Forget NCIS – turns out, the Yellowstone mastermind Taylor Sheridan had some undercover gigs that almost no one remembers. Before crafting ranch drama gold, Sheridan dabbled in crime-solving on CSI, and not just once but twice.

Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone as Travis | Credits: Paramount Network

Sheridan’s double act proves that before he was writing ranch wars, he was busy solving Vegas mysteries – one dead body at a time.

Before the cowboy hat, Taylor Sheridan was solving crimes on CSI Taylor Sheridan in CSI | Credits: CBS Television Studios

Before Taylor Sheridan became the king of cowboy dramas with Yellowstone and Tulsa King, he was busy solving crimes – on screen, at least.

In CSI: NY, he played Joel Banks in the episode Supply & Demand, while over on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, he appeared as Evan Peters in Secrets and Flies (via Slash Film). Two separate characters, with the same brooding intensity.

Before he was writing half the shows on Paramount+, Taylor Sheridan was an actor. The man behind shows like "Yellowstone" and "Tulsa King" and the scripts for films including "Sicario" and "Hell or High Water" cut his teeth with screen work, a pastime he occasionally returns to when he needs someone to play, say, a cool cowboy who's dating Bella Hadid.

Years before he became known as a Hollywood cowboy, I knew Sheridan as a mysterious man named Danny Boyd in the plucky teen detective show "Veronica Mars," and as the hate-worthy cop Deputy David Hale on FX's "Sons of Anarchy." Those may have been two of Sheridan's most high-profile TV roles, but they're far from his only acting credits. He's had bit parts going all the way back to "Walker, Texas Ranger" in 1995, and can be seen in one-off roles in shows like "CSI," "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,...

Taylor Sheridan never minced words, but if you thought his Kevin Costner feud was brutal, his Yellowstone track record with vegans was something else. The man practically turned plant-based diets into villain-origin stories.

Taylor Sheridan in a still from Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Network

Be it cattle ranchers staring down tofu enthusiasts or cowboy wisdom dismissing quinoa like it was a personal insult, Sheridan’s scripts never missed a chance to remind audiences where his loyalties lay.

If Costner got heat, vegans got the full-blown wildfire.

Taylor Sheridan vs. vegans: The Yellowstone creator’s no-nonsense take on ethical eating Taylor Sheridan as Travis Wheatley in Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Network

Taylor Sheridan never held back – be it his Kevin Costner drama or his stance on vegans. He went all in on the plant-based crowd, making it clear he found their ethical arguments “preposterous.”

The man behind Yellowstone, a series practically built on cattle ranching,...

Taylor Sheridan is in a position now where he can call the shots on just about anything he puts his name on. You'd think, then, that in his first big career-changing gig with Hollywood after leaving "Sons of Anarchy," where he was taking a risk behind the camera rather than in front of it, he'd be a little more cautious.

Instead, 2015's "Sicario" -- which still stands as the best Sheridan movie he wrote but didn't direct -- endured a fair amount of push and pull between Sheridan and the film's producers. This was particularly true when it came to the movie's ending, in which the hitman Alejandro Gillick (Benicio del Toro) joins his target, Fausto Alarcon (Julio Cesar Cedillo) and his family, for their last meal. Apparently, had the movie's backers gotten their way, Alejandro would have proven to be a a less violent and more forgiving character than...

Exclusive: Emily the Criminal Independent Spirit Best Supporting nominee Theo Rossi is set to star in Vincent Grashaw’s biopic, Bruton, about Bryan Bruton, who was sentenced to a decade in a Florida prison for an unintended crime.

Bruton was charged in the early 2000s for a manslaughter conviction from a fatal hit and run in Jacksonville, Fl. The movie will follow Bruton’s journey through the correctional system.

In the wake of his release and moving to California, Bruton turned to making the YouTube video series Bryan Bruton Crazy Prison Stories. Bruton’s videos canvases life in the Florida prison system from, from how inmates obtain and conceal drugs, alcohol and weapons to cutting the window out of one’s jail cell.

Grashaw also wrote the screenplay. Bruton recently wrapped production in Gulfport and Biloxi, Mississippi.

“It’s a wild journey. The fact that...

Taylor Sheridan has brought to life some of the most popular shows on television in the past few years. His gritty writing and unflinching look at what life throws at you out of the blue has been hailed by millions of fans worldwide.

Taylor Sheridan as Travis Wheatley in Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Network

With neo-westerns and tense thrillers, he has built an impressive repertoire for himself with his movies. Interestingly, though, in recent years, there has been a faction of the fandom that has called him out for his writing as well.

According to them, his writing has grown lazy, and just downright bland, that just follows the same formula across genres. Another complaint they have against the Yellowstone creator is how preachy his shows have become. What makes this interesting is the fact that Taylor Sheridan had noted his dislike for the same thing before.

Taylor Sheridan claimed to...

Taylor Sheridan is one of the most popular filmmakers and screenwriters working in the industry now. He hit it big with the neo-Western Yellowstone, which he created and wrote most episodes of, leading him to create several successful shows such as Tulsa King, Landman, and more. He was also Oscar-nominated for Hell or High Water.

Before Sheridan hit it big in Hollywood and the TV industry, he was an actor and had a regular role in the show Sons of Anarchy. However, he quickly grew disillusioned and decided to quit the business before pivoting to become a screenwriter. While he never planned on it, he revealed that he tried to make it in Hollywood in a different way.

Taylor Sheridan’s accidental directorial debut led him to find his true calling A still from Sons of Anarchy | Credits: FX

Taylor Sheridan was a rare breed of cowboy who was also a theater kid.

Jesse Garcia and Will Yun Lee are the latest actors to sign on for Christopher Nolan’s next film, The Odyssey. The movie is being produced by Universal, and though their roles are still under wraps, it’s a major step for both actors.

This film, shot with the latest Imax cameras, is inspired by the ancient Greek poem by Homer. The story follows Odysseus, the King of Ithaca, and his dangerous journey home after the Trojan War. Along the way, he faces huge challenges like the monstrous Cyclops and treacherous Sirens, all while trying to reunite with his wife, Penelope.

The star-studded cast also includes Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Benny Safdie, and Charlize Theron. Other actors like Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin, and Samantha Morton will also appear.

This movie is set to release in Imax on July 17, 2026, a date that...

Exclusive: Jesse Garcia and Will Yun Lee have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey from Universal, sources close to production tell Deadline. Their roles are under wraps.

Nolan’s mythic action epic, shot with new Imax cameras, is based on the ancient Greek poem by Homer which follows Odysseus, King of Ithaca, and his perilous journey home after the Trojan War. The classic explores themes of heroism, loyalty, cunning and the struggle against divine will. The tale includes iconic stories like Odysseus’ encounters with the Cyclops Polyphemus, the Sirens and the witch-goddess Circe, culminating in a reunion with his wife Penelope.

The cast is led by Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Benny Safdie and Charlize Theron. The ensemble also includes Himesh Patel, Elliot Page, Bill Irwin and Samantha Morton.

As Deadline has previously reported,...

For the longest time, Taylor Sheridan was in a state of deep hibernation, scraping out a living as an actor when his real talents lay elsewhere. After 20 years of his acting career essentially made him feel creatively suffocated, Sheridan took to the page and began to weave together stories of profound value to the industry as well as the audience.

Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone [Credit: Paramount+]

From Wind River to Yellowstone, there is very little that intimidates Taylor Sheridan. Despite having no schooling on that front nor any agent or coaching, the actor-turned-filmmaker quickly established himself as a celebrated, in-demand, and award-winning screenwriter. And it was Sicario that began it all.

Taylor Sheridan established himself with Sicario Sicario (2015) [Credit: Lionsgate Films]

In 2014, a weird turn of events ended up elevating an actor down and out of his luck to a level that was more his style. After Sons of Anarchy, Taylor Sheridan...

The Chicago Med cast introduced a new face during Season 10, Episode 12.

The February 5 episode was titled In the Wake, and much of the night focused on the overworked nurses.

Nurse Doris (Lorena Diaz) gets asked to take on added responsibilities as Nurse Maggie Lockwood (Marlyne Barrett) tries to balance the workload.

But Doris makes a huge mistake when she gives a young girl morphine that was intended for another patient.

Dr. Caitlin Lenox (Sarah Ramos) works to save the girl as Doris retreats to a supply closet, where Maggie later finds her crying.

Maggie feels responsible because Doris previously told her she was juggling too many tasks. She seeks to save Doris’ job and says that if Doris goes, so does she.

Lenox backs off wanting Doris fired when Maggie sticks out her neck and agrees to help find resources for the overworked nurses.

Cch Pounder joins the Chicago Med cast as Dr.

The ten-episode series Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (read our review Here) was such a huge success for the Netflix streaming service back in 2022 that Netflix ordered two more seasons of the show from its creators, Ian Brennan and American Horror Story co-creator Ryan Murphy. Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story was recently released, and has had quite an impact on the real lives of the title characters… and right before that season premiered in September, it was announced that Sons of Anarchy‘s Charlie Hunnam had signed on to play murderer and graverobber Ed Gein in Monster season 3. As it turns out, Monster season 3 (which is apparently called The Original Monster) is expected to reach Netflix by the end of 2025 – and industry scooper The InSneider reports that singer / TikTok celebrity Addison Rae (Thanksgiving) and Suzanna Son are the latest additions to the cast. Information on the...

Exclusive: Til Schweiger and Nicky Whelan have wrapped production on Jared Cohn action thriller Hunt Mode. The movie was filmed in LA and also stars Cam Gigandet (Twilight), Timothy V. Murphy (Sons of Anarchy), and mixed martial artist and actor Rampage Jackson.

Whelan plays Tammy Fenton in the indie action film, an ex-special forces operative who discovers her daughter has been abducted by a ruthless human trafficking ring.

She launches “hunt mode,” an all-out mission to bring her home, per the synopsis. Aided by a former military comrade (Murphy), Fenton navigates the criminal underworld, unearthing a web of corruption extending from the streets of Los Angeles to high-powered officials.

Cohn (Deadlock) directs and Vaagn Sarkissian (American Skin) produces under his Vaba Productions banner. The team behind the movie told Deadline it goes big on explosive shootouts, brutal hand-to-hand combat, and high-speed pursuits.

Australian actress Whelan’s credits include a stint...

The Sopranos is arguably the most influential television show of all time with the crime-drama series proving the gold standard for modern prestige television. Created by David Chase, the series follows mob boss Tony Soprano as he seeks therapy while balancing his violent professional life with a relatively normal family life.

The Sopranos is one of the best TV shows of all time (Credit: HBO).

In the series, actress Drea de Matteo played an important supporting role, appearing as Adriana La Cerva in all six seasons. However, de Matteo revealed in an interview that she was almost rejected from the series during the earlier stages and the reason might surprise some fans. Here is what de Matteo had to say about almost missing out on The Sopranos role.

The Sopranos star Drea de Matteo was almost rejected from the series

Created by David Chase, The Sopranos premiered in 1999 and quickly...

When renewing Monster for a third season last October, Netflix’s official release did not include any mention of when the next season would arrive which made many fans think there could again be a two-year gap between seasons; however, it seems that will not be the case.

In a letter to its shareholders released on Jan. 21, Netflix included many forward-looking statements including a look at the year ahead in which they promised to deliver an amazing slate for members. The letter not only touted many previously confirmed titles coming this year including new seasons of Wednesday, Stranger Things, Squid Game, and You, but also confirmed the next installment of Ryan Murphy’s Monster is also among the shows set to be released in 2025.

That’s right, Monster season 3 is slated to be released in 2025!

So why is this so surprising? Well, the first two seasons of Netflix’s Emmy-winning...

Stephen King's authorial brand might be the farthest from romance writing, but the king of horror has written about romance to great effect. One of King's most gutwrenching works, "Lisey's Story," is inspired by deeply personal circumstances. It revolves around the titular Lisey who mourns the death of her husband while revisiting their intense, complex relationship. This is a story about a dead writer who is only valued by the world for his literary contributions, with Lisey being the only person capable of piecing together the complete picture of the man he was. Although a romance, the book ventures into the dark, surreal recesses of the psyche, along with the real threat of parasocial relationships taken a step too far.

The romance element in King's novels is not always this twisted or bittersweet in flavor. In fact, "11/22/63" — a quasi-historical time-travel fantasy that takes some wild swings — presents its central...

Charlie Hunnam is spending another day on set.

The 44-year-old Sons of Anarchy actor sported a bloody face as he arrived on set to film scenes for season three of Ryan Murphy‘s Netflix anthology series Monster on Friday (January 24) in Los Angeles.

Charlie was seen wearing an olive-green shirt with brown pants as he got into character as serial killer Ed Gein.

Gein was known as the “Butcher of Plainfield.” He famously exhumed the bodies of dead people from local graveyards and made all sorts of items out of the skin and bones of the corpses. He also confessed to killing two women.

Find out who else is in the cast of season three of the show!

Click through the gallery for 10+ pictures of Charlie Hunnam on set…...

Taylor Sheridan is widely recognized today as the creator of Yellowstone and a leading figure in the Western crime thriller genre, but before he built his own empire through screenwriting and directing, he began his journey in Hollywood as an actor.

Taylor Sheridan / Credits: CBS News

The filmmaker got his start in show business after starring in 1995’s Walker, Texas Ranger, and appearing in small films and in recurring roles on television. Some of his most notable works included Veronica Mars and FX’s Sons of Anarchy.

Taylor Sheridan reveals why he moved from acting to writing his own projects

Many fans praise Taylor Sheridan for his exceptional storytelling which usually relies on simple and raw narratives with minimal cinematic embellishment. His passion for the craft exudes in the projects he creates, and moving from acting to writing is perhaps the best decision he has ever made for his career.

Theo Rossi has joined The Saviors, a darkly comedic thriller that also stars Adam Scott and Danielle Deadwyler (Carry-On, The Piano Lesson).

The film centers around a suburban couple whose life spirals out of control when they rent their garage to mysterious tenants.

Highway 10, Invention Studios and Great Scott Productions are producing. Kevin Hamedani directed from a script he co-wrote with Travis Betz that was featured on the 2018 Black List. Production in Los Angeles recently wrapped after beginning in December.

Rossi appeared in Netflix’s Carry-On alongside Deadwyler and Taron Edgerton and also in HBO’s The Penguin as Dr. Julian Rush. He starred opposite Aubrey Plaza in Emily the Criminal and is known for roles in Marvel’s Luke Cage, Sons of Anarchy and Army of the Dead.

Up next, Rossi executive produces and stars in the indie drama Come with Me,...

Fans of Sons of Anarchy should check out Netflix's new miniseries American Primeval because of Kim Coates. Sons of Anarchy aired on FX from 2008 to 2014. All seven seasons of Sons of Anarchy were critically-acclaimed, and the show currently has a score of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes (via Rotten Tomatoes). Sons of Anarchy follows the members of a motorcycle gang which operates in the fictional town of Charming, California. The cast of Sons of Anarchy includes Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman, Katey Sagal, Theo Rossi, Maggie Siff, Ryan Hurst, and the aforementioned Coates.

Several actors from the show have gone on to have impressive careers in Hollywood following the conclusion of Sons of Anarchy. Hunnam, for example, has starred in movies like King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and The Gentlemen. Rossi has also appeared in several projects, such as Netflix's hit Christmas action movie Carry-On and the critically-acclaimed DC show The Penguin.

Taylor Sheridan is a miniature industry unto himself. He wrote the Oscar hopefuls "Sicario," "Hell or High Water," and "Wind River," as well as the thrillers "Without Remorse" and "Those Who Wish Me Dead." On TV, Sheridan has been blasting barn doors off with "Yellowstone" and its multiple spinoffs, as well as shows like "Tulsa King," "Lioness," and "Landman." These are in addition to a modest acting career that put Sheridan on TV shows like "Walker, Texas Ranger," "Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman," "Party of Five," "NYPD Blue," "Sons of Anarchy," and even "Star Trek: Enterprise." He also plays the supporting character of Travis Wheatley on "Yellowstone" and Charles on the prequel series "1883."

Sheridan has evolved into the modern torch-bearer for Western machismo, and he is often drawn into the dark hearts of manly men. He also seems to love crime stories, tales of criminals/lawmen, and conflicts that end with gunplay.

CBS’ potential spinoff of The Equalizer is beginning to take shape: Titus Welliver (Bosch) and Juani Feliz (Harlem) have been cast in an upcoming episode of Queen Latifah’s hit procedural, Variety reports, with the possibility of both returning if the backdoor pilot is picked up to series.

Welliver’s character, Hudson Reed, is connected to Latifah’s Robin McCall through an old mentor, but there’s more to the “former CIA operative with a dark secret” than meets the eye. Feliz will play his daughter Samantha, who was trained by Hudson in martial arts, weaponry and the ability to...

Titus Welliver and Juani Feliz have been cast in guest star roles in an upcoming episode of “The Equalizer,” which could set up a potential spinoff based on their characters.

It was first reported in November that CBS was eyeing a spinoff of the Queen Latifah-led reboot of the 1980s action crime drama of the same name. Now, Welliver and Feliz will appear in episode 16 of the show’s ongoing fifth season with series regular options should the spinoff move forward.

Welliver will play Hudson Reed, described as “a former top CIA operative with a dark secret who is connected to Robin McCall (Queen Latifah) by an old mentor.” Feliz will play Samanta Reed, who is said to be “trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past.”

Welliver is coming off of a decade-long stint playing the character Det.

With the Power universe being known for its high-stakes drama and big character departures, it's no surprise there have been some genuinely shocking deaths, but the franchise still hasn't topped its biggest one from five years ago. The main show concluded in 2020 after six seasons of twists and turns, and while the universe has continued through a series of spinoffs, none have quite reached the heights of the original series. Although Ghost and Tommy will star in Power: Origins, the franchise's next project, it still seems unlikely to provide the same sort of surprises as their initial journey.

Origins is set to be a prequel, meaning the more familiar faces won't die, whereas any new introductions to the series will be at serious risk. Knowing these characters don't appear in the present timeline adds a somewhat predictable element to the spinoff, meaning it can't properly stun viewers. In contrast, Ghost,...

Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone took America by storm. Despite losing its main star, the show continues to both pack a punch and be reflective of a twisted version of the American Dream. The actors, the writing, and the cinematography all come together to create one of the most captivating shows on television. The way Yellowstone captures both the mystery and beauty of Montana while still allowing the characters and story, not just the setting to shine. There's a reason as to why the show became a ratings juggernaut for Paramount Plus. There's even a spin-off on the way called The Madison.

But, one character in Yellowstone caught my attention and remains in the back of my mind even to this day. McDonough has certainly earned his status as a prolific character actor. The actor often plays villains, but chief among them is his character in Yellowstone, Malcolm Beck. Because of...

The crime drama "Power" is all about, well, power. The show follows Omari Hardwick's James St. Patrick, also known as Ghost, who lives a double life as a successful nightclub owner and influential drug dealer. James wants to go straight and leave the life of crime behind, but how can he do so when he's a notorious kingpin with so much baggage? No spoilers here, so watch the show and its spin-offs in the "Power" Universe if you haven't done so yet to find out!

It's easy to get sucked into the "Power" vortex, savor all the juicy episodes, and say, "What's next?" You could go back to the first season and rewatch it from the beginning again, but there's also another solution: Find similar series to binge. From the duality of man in "Breaking Bad" to the morally conflicted characters of "The Wire," let's take a look at...

One of Taylor Sheridan's earliest projects, Sicario, is currently available on Amazon Prime Video, and it's still superior to his work on Yellowstone. The Kevin Costner-led neo-Western kicked off in 2018, and despite a lukewarm reception to the first season, the series quickly became a hit, providing Paramount Network with a contender in the prestige television game. Until Yellowstone's ending in 2024, Taylor Sheridan's series was consistently one of the most-viewed shows in the world, resulting in multiple spinoff series and other high-budget television projects for Sheridan on Paramount+.

Taylor Sheridan has become a prolific success from Yellowstone, with his work essentially carrying Paramount+ on its back, giving it a chance against more prominent services like Netflix and Hulu, which have had far longer to accumulate libraries of original, exclusive content. Sheridan's TV shows include Tulsa King, 1923, and most recently, the Billy Bob Thornton-led oil industry drama, Landman.

Years before Taylor Sheridan cast himself as Travis Wheatley on "Yellowstone," he was often seen butting heads with Jax Teller (Charlie Hunnam) and his beloved but regularly law-breaking biker gang in "Sons of Anarchy." Kurt Sutter's series, which mixed "Hamlet" with hogs, cast Sheridan as strait-laced Deputy Chief David Hale, a regular thorn in the side of Teller and his crew. For a while, at least.

Staring down the Sons for 21 episodes, Hale was abruptly killed off in the third episode of season 3 (one of the best seasons of "Sons of Anarchy") during a drive-by at a funeral. Like so many deaths on the show, his offing was visceral, assuring audiences that he was well and truly done. According to Sheridan, the exit was his choice, and it all came down to a matter of numbers, both on call sheets and contracts.

While promoting his "Yellowstone" prequel series, "1883,...

The members of the title motorcycle club in Sons of Anarchy aren’t exactly the most morally correct people, though many of them changed for the better, as is the case of Tig (Kim Coates), but he still shares an unfortunate yet fitting record with Jax (Charlie Hunnam). In 2008, Kurt Sutter took the audience to the fictional town of Charming, California, to meet the Sons of Anarchy motorcycle club (also known as Samcro), led by President Clay Morrow (Ron Perlman) and VP Jax Teller. Throughout eight seasons, Samcro confronts various enemies, including some within the club.

Throughout his time as VP and President, Jax is accompanied by the club’s most loyal members, who follow him through many highs and lows. Among them is Tig Trager, Samcro’s Sergeant-at-Arms during Clay’s Presidency and thus his right hand, who at the end of Sons of Anarchy becomes the club’s VP.

Dane DeHaan and Kim Coates represent two very different sides of Mormon culture in the Old West in American Primeval. Since having found his breakout turn in Josh Trank's Chronicle, DeHaan has found success on both the big and small screens with everything from the biographical drama Kill Your Darlings to The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Oppenheimer, Lisey's Story and HBO's The Staircase adaptation. Coates, meanwhile, is a popular character actor whose work extends back to the likes of Tony Scott's The Last Boy Scout, with some of his popular roles including Tig in the Sons of Anarchy universe and Goon.

Coates stars in American Primeval as the real figure Brigham Young, with the show following him in his efforts to acquire more land in Utah in the hopes of further expanding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. DeHaan stars as Jacob Pratt, a man who sets...

Though he's better known for creating prestige TV shows and movies, Taylor Sheridan has also played four characters in the projects he wrote. Before Taylor Sheridan wrote his shows and movies, Taylor Sheridan was an actor in his own right. He starred in a few notable projects, like Sons of Anarchy, where he played David Hale, and got quite a bit of experience in front of the camera. He's also used that experience in his own shows, as he's become one of many recurring actors in Sheridan's shows. Over the years, Sheridan has had small roles in four of his own movies and shows.

Most of Sheridan's shows include big casts filled with prominent actors, so his cameos can often fly under the radar. For example, the cast of Landman includes Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm, and Demi Moore, and Sheridan is exceptionally skilled at securing big names to star in his projects.

Taylor Kitsch and Peter Berg are reuniting for their fifth project, with Betty Gilpin also along for the ride, in American Primeval. Kitsch and Berg first began working together on the TV adaptation of Friday Night Lights, which also marked the actor's breakthrough role on screen, before going on to work together on 2012's Battleship adaptation, 2013's Lone Survivor and 2023's Painkiller. Gilpin, meanwhile, first found success with her supporting role in Nurse Jackie before garnering acclaim for her leading turns in Glow, Mrs. Davis and The Hunt.

American Primeval, directed by Berg, explores the dangerous world of the American West in 1857, including some real-world figures and events, namely the Mormon Mountain Meadows Massacre. Gilpin serves as one of the leads of the miniseries as Sara Rowell, a high-society mother who sets off with her son on a journey to reach her husband and his father, while also holding a dark secret.

After the runaway success of their Thundercats revival, Dynamite Entertainment is set to breathe new life into the Silverhawks. Created a year after Thundercats and designed to be a companion show, Silverhawks never quite achieved the same level of success, but still became a cult property. The Silverhawks'cartoon, like many others of its era, was accompanied by a wave of merchandise, including action figures, clothing, as well as a comic book series from Marvel.

Now, nearly 40 years after it premiered, Silverhawks will be returning to comics courtesy of Dynamite Entertainment, as part of their larger deal with Warner Brothers/Discovery. Dynamite has paired each book with a top-tier creative team, and Silverhawks will be no different. Ed Brisson, known for his work on Marvel titles such as Predator and Alpha Flight, will be joined by artist Georgoe Kambadais for Silverhawks. Brisson was gracious enough to speak with ScreenRant about his childhood love of Silverhawks,...

Sons of Anarchy is one of the most popular biker TV shows of all time, running for seven seasons and making a significant impact on the genre. One of the most important pieces of the series is Charlie Hunnman's performance as Jax Teller, a member of a fictionalized outlaw biker gang in California. Influenced by the real-life Hell's Angels, Sons of Anarchy doesn't rely on its action and inherent drama to propel the plot forward, as it grapples with the realities of rival gangs and the role the organization plays in larger social issues.

Katey Sagal's turn as Gemma, Jax's mother, is also notable. It's hard to find other TV shows like Sons of Anarchy, as the series evolved so much across its many seasons. However, there are many movies like Sons of Anarchy that feature biker gangs and clearly serve as inspiration for the show. Biker films often...

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American Primeval is all about raw survival, gruesome violence, and a fight for power in a lawless world. Netflix is bringing the heat on January 9, with a series that will make The Revenant look like a walk in the park.

The trailer? Yeah, it’s already setting the tone. Blood is spilled, bodies hit the dirt, and the stakes are nothing short of deadly. Directed by Friday Night Lights’ Pete Berg and written by The Revenant’s Mark L. Smith, this six-episode series takes viewers to 1857, where America is still a mess of violence, fear, and chaos. It’s got all the intensity you’d expect from the guys who brought you Lone Survivor and Painkiller, but with way more grit.

So, what’s the story? Think harsh, brutal, and dark. American Primeval is a fictionalized dive into the bloody birth of the American West.

In the show that warned us "Don't Dead, Open Inside," there were worse things at the end of the world than "The Walking Dead" and poor signage. One of the hit show's most terrifying characters was the Whisperers' disturbing number two, and eventual leader, Beta. Like the rest of his group, Beta sneakily shuffled onto the scene in Season 9 wearing the skin of the dead and taking things a little further than most in forgetting his existence before the outbreak. Devoted to his leader Alpha (Samantha Morton) as much as his keeping his true identity secret, Beta met a grisly and well-deserved ending at the hands of Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) and was a staple in delivering the scares besides the non-verbal bitey nuisances that plagued the end of the world.

But who was the brave soul that brought this brutal and straight-up unhinged character...

When Carry-On streamed over the Christmas period, it might have received mixed reviews but clearly sets up a sequel, which may be on the cards. The cast of Carry-On includes Kingsman star Taron Egerton in the lead role, and Jason Bateman and Sons of Anarchy's Theo Rossi as its nameless main villains. Carry-On's reviews have been varied, with the movie getting a high critical rating but low audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. That said, this has not had an impact on viewing figures, with Carry-On set to break streaming records by becoming one of Netflix's most-watched movies of all time.

The story of Carry-On has been compared to Die Hard, as both are action thrillers about a cop finding himself at the center of a deadly plot. In Carry-On, the newly-promoted Ethan is tasked with getting a terrifying real-life weapon onto a plane, through instructions from a...

Taylor Sheridan has explored the American West and Middle with his shows and films. Though he began as an actor, Sheridan reportedly took to writing after failing to gather any momentum in his acting career. He did have small roles in Sons of Anarchy, but Sheridan eventually decided to tell stories his way.

Sheridan’s works have since received acclaim and controversy. His show Yellowstone became a phenomenon and recently ended its five-season run amidst several delays. He was also nominated for an Oscar for his screenplay for Hell or High Water. However, over the years, he may have strayed away from his promise about his intention with his works.

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Before Taylor Sheridan became the king of modern-day Westerns with Yellowstone, he explored the American Frontier through his movies. A former actor who turned to screenwriting,...

Taylor Sheridan's neo-Western drama Yellowstone helped to revitalize the Western genre in television, but it has its roots in another neo-Western that isn't always recognized as such: Sons of Anarchy. Starring Kevin Costner and a talented ensemble cast, Yellowstone became a runaway success thanks to its potent mix of drama, action, and an intoxicating Western setting. While the cowboys, rural setting, and gunfights certainly conjure classic Western vibes, the political maneuvering and corporate espionage ring of more modern dramatic fare, which is part of why Yellowstone's audience demographics are so varied and diverse.

While Yellowstone has its own trademark aesthetic and lingo, creator Taylor Sheridan does draw on some of the best TV dramas of the last 30 years, which is a credit to him as a showrunner. The parallels between Yellowstone and FX's crime drama Sons of Anarchy, for example, are plentiful. The similarities are so abundant that...

In the "Star Trek: Enterprise" episode "Chosen Realm", the Enterprise rescues a group of Triannons whose ship was damaged by a spatial anomaly. The captain of the Triannons, a man named Pri'Nam D'Jamat (Conor O'Farrell), explains that he leads a religious sect self-tasked with the exploration of multiple mysterious mechanical spheres that are scattered throughout this part of the galaxy. The spheres, he says, were created by the gods, and will guide his people toward the correct religious doctrine. He believes that the space around the spheres is holy land.

Rather suddenly, one of D'Jamat's retinue explodes in a suicide bombing. D'Jamat demands that Captain Archer (Scott Bakula) turn over control of the Enterprise to his sect, as he wants to use the ship's advanced weapons to aid a holy war raging back on his home planet. The bulk of the episode is a game of cat-and-mouse between D'Jamat and...

Before he became the "Yellowstone" universe impresario he is today, Taylor Sheridan was a struggling actor who, after a recurring role on "Sons of Anarchy," decided to turn his attention to writing. It's a good thing he did, too, because he has since built nothing short of an empire for himself with "Yellowstone" and its ever expanding universe, home to a bewildering amount of series which will now include the recently confirmed Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser spin-off.

But since he left acting behind, Sheridan hasn't just managed to take over the small screen. Even before "Yellowstone" launched in 2019, the man was churning out an impressive run of crime drama/thrillers which included such well-respected fare as the Denis Villeneuve-directed "Sicario" and snowy shocking thriller "Wind River." Both films comprised part of what Sheridan called his "American Frontier Trilogy," and there's another film that also belongs to that group: 2016's "Hell or High Water.

FX has been churning out a lot of original scripted series. Some have been hits while many others have not. Which will be cancelled and which will be renewed? Stay tuned!

Scripted FX shows listed: American Crime Story, American Horror Story, The Americans, Anger Management, Archer, Atlanta, Baskets, The Bastard Executioner, Better Things, Breeders, The Bridge, The Comedians, Fargo, Feud, Fosse/Verdon, Justified, Justified: City Primeval, Legion, Louie, Married, Mayans Mc, Mr Inbetween, The Old Man, Partners, Pose, Saint George, Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, Snowfall, Sons of Anarchy, The Strain, Taboo, Trust, Tyrant, and What We Do In The Shadows.

Last update: The most recent ratings added for What We Do In The Shadows.

There's a lot of data that FX execs look at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are a major factor. Here's an updated listing of all of...

Grab your favorite cocktail and cigarette and book a ticket to Austin, TX for May 29-June 1, 2025 because Don Draper will be in the building for the 14th season of the Atx Television Festival.

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the “Mad Men” series finale, “Person to Person,” actor/producer Jon Hamm will be on hand to discuss his most iconic role and the staying power of the show over this last decade. Hamm played Draper in Matthew Weiner’s 1960s-set workplace drama for seven seasons, garnering an Emmy and two Golden Globes, and creating a television character that exists within the pantheon of great antiheroes such as Tony Soprano and Walter White.

In addition to Hamm’s “Mad Men” Retrospective, Atx TV Festival will also host “Suits” stars Patrick J. Adams and Sarah Rafferty for a live recording of their Sirius Xm podcast “Sidebar: A ‘Suits’ Watch Podcast.” The audio series...

Nearly 10 years after Sons of Anarchy's conclusion, Charlie Hunnam is finally starting to get promising roles after his performance as Jax Teller in the FX series. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Charlie Hunnam fatefully dipped his feet in acting after he was discovered by a production manager when he was 17. Soon after, he landed his first major role in Queer as Folk when he was 18, paving the way for him to explore bigger opportunities in film and television.

After playing myriad roles in several relatively lower-budget films and TV shows, Hunnam got his big break when he got the opportunity to play Jax Teller in FX's Sons of Anarchy. The critically acclaimed series soon made him a household name, highlighting his potential as a leading man. Strangely, however, even though Hunnam has played diverse roles in several renowned movie franchises and shows since Sons of Anarchy, none have been as iconic as Jax Teller.

Warning! This article contains Spoilers for From's season 3 finale!Harold Perrineau’s acclaimed horror show From is officially returning for season 4, which can fulfill a long-awaited wish for the actor’s new projects in the time since Lost came to an end. When Lost finally ended after six seasons in 2010, there was plenty of anticipation to see what the main cast would be doing next after starring in one of the most popular primetime sci-fi mystery shows of all time. Not to mention, whether those actors would be seen together again on the small screen in different projects.

After starring as Michael Dawson in Lost, Harold Perrineau is back in the spotlight as he leads the cast of From, the hit MGM+ horror mystery show also executive produced by Lost director Jack Bender and writer Jeff Pinkner. Not only does From share cast and crew members from Lost, but the...