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Taylor Sheridan Cancels 6666 Ranch Spin-Off Production

8/21/2026

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Sheridan Cancels Spin-off

Taylor Sheridan announced on August 19, 2026 that the 6666 Ranch spin-off will not be produced.
He said he will not fictionalize the historic Four Sixes Ranch because real people work there.
Sheridan’s investment group bought the Four Sixes Ranch on January 21, 2022 for a rumored $320 million.
He earned an Oscar nomination for Hell or High Water (2016) after writing Sicario (2015).

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Sheridan Slams LA

Sheridan said Los Angeles is “awful” and he hasn’t visited in seven years.
He said witnessing directors yell on set made him commit to genuinely appreciate crew members.
He told the Bill Simmons Podcast he values moving audiences over winning Emmys and rejects shortcuts.
Zoe Saldaña praised Sheridan for writing complex, wholesome female characters who balance professional strength and personal vulnerability.

History

Historical Context

In August 1968 Robert Redford bought the Timp Haven ski area, renamed it Sundance Resort after his role in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and hosted a three-day filmmaker conference there in November 1979 that led to the nonprofit Sundance Institute’s 1981 launch. Taylor Sheridan’s 2022 $320 million purchase of the Four Sixes Ranch echoes that legacy of real-world settings.

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Sheridan Cancels Spin-off

Taylor Sheridan announced on August 19, 2026 that the 6666 Ranch spin-off will not be produced.
He said he will not fictionalize the historic Four Sixes Ranch because real people work there.
Sheridan’s investment group bought the Four Sixes Ranch on January 21, 2022 for a rumored $320 million.
He earned an Oscar nomination for Hell or High Water (2016) after writing Sicario (2015).

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