Paramount Spending $500 Million Annually on Taylor Sheridan Shows, Including ‘Yellowstone’ and ‘1923’ (Report)
thewrap.comnew report by The Wall Street Journal.The outlet notes that the first season of “Yellowstone,” which was initially set for a 10 or 11 episodes at a cost of about $7 million an episode, ended up coming in over budget by $20 million and only aired nine episodes due to script and production delays.
Meanwhile, the most current season, which had a budget of $12 million per episode, ended up exceeding that by several million dollars per episode, the Journal reported, citing a person close to the show.
To shoot the episode “Tall Drink of Water” in Season 5, the media giant reportedly spent $75,461 in overtime and fees issued when employee meal times are cut.
On the third and fourth episode of the latest season of “Yellowstone,” rentals of guns and other props came in nearly twice the budgeted amount — $67,942.50 instead of the $36,000 that was expected, according to an invoice obtained by the Journal.Additionally, the Journal reports that Sheridan has charged Paramount to use his own Texas ranches, where he can charge as much as $50,000 a week.
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