'Yellowstone' Is "Both Middle Fingers at TV and Hollywood": Taylor Sheridan on Why His Neo-Western Ruled TV Against the Odds

Taylor Sheridan always knew Yellowstone would hit. In a candid, often hilarious sit-down with fellow filmmaker Peter Berg for Gold Derby, the 1883 and Landman creator broke down exactly why the show worked, what the genre still has to offer, and how two decades of struggle gave him the momentum to rewrite the TV rulebook — with both middle fingers in the air.