Taylor Sheridan confirms elusive Yellowstone spinoff 6666 isn't actually real — but for hardcore fans, the news can only be a good thing

Yellowstone fans, take a deep breath: elusive spinoff 6666 isn't just cancelled.

<![CDATA[ <article> <p><a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/yellowstone-universe-guide"><em>Yellowstone </em></a>fans, take a deep breath: elusive spinoff <em>6666 </em>isn't just cancelled. According to creator Taylor Sheridan, it wasn't actually real in the first place.</p><p>Back in 2021, <a href="https://www.techradar.com/uk/streaming/paramount-plus">Paramount </a>revealed that it had commissioned <em>6666</em>, set when "Comanches ruled West Texas two centuries before the events of <em>Yellowstone." </em>Since then, there's been total silence.</p><p>However, according to an interview with Sheridan on the <em>Rodeo Time</em> podcast [via <a href="https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/yellowstone-6666-taylor-sheridan-b3035450.html" target="_blank">The Independent</a>], <em>6666 </em>was never actually going to happen. </p><p>“I would never fictionalise that ranch,” he said. “People thought that that was going to be a thing, but I would never do that.”</p><p>He added that he didn’t want to be “making up lives” and “inventing a drama” at a ranch that is still active. “So now I’m trivialising and fictionalising something where real people work, and they raise their families there, and I could never do that to them.</p><p>“I could never do that to the cowboys that dedicated themselves, and everybody that works on that ranch. I’m very protective of the Sixes, and it’s a big responsibility to be the person who has to protect that ranch, so I have to be very, very careful with it.”</p><p>For some fans, this might be devastating news... but for me, this is the smartest decision Sheridan could have made at this point in his career. </p><div style="min-height: 250px;"> <div class="kwizly-quiz kwizly-WlMPjO"></div> </div> <script src="https://kwizly.com/embed/WlMPjO.js" async></script><h2 id="taylor-sheridan-needed-to-get-rid-of-something-he-s-already-working-on-too-many-things">Taylor Sheridan needed to get rid of something — he's already working on too many things</h2><figure class="van-image-figure inline-layout" data-bordeaux-image-check ><div class='image-full-width-wrapper'><div class='image-widthsetter' style="max-width:1920px;"><p class="vanilla-image-block" style="padding-top:56.25%;"><img id="fLmqmRpnWs7WFj8nQQBiRU" name="dutton-ranch" alt="Beth and Rip stare at something offscreen" src="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fLmqmRpnWs7WFj8nQQBiRU.jpg" mos="" align="middle" fullscreen="" width="1920" height="1080" attribution="" endorsement="" class="inline"></p></div></div><figcaption itemprop="caption description" class=" inline-layout"><span class="credit" itemprop="copyrightHolder">(Image credit: Paramount+)</span></figcaption></figure><p>I hate to say I told you so... but I told you so. When the <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/entertainment/call-of-duty-movie-release-date-taylor-sheridan-yellowstone-spinoffs">release date for Sheridan's <em>Call of Duty</em> movie</a> was announced in April 2026, I knew that the amount of projects he has on the go would be detrimental for the two supposed <em>Yellowstone </em>spinoffs yet to be made: <em>6666 </em>and <em>1944</em>. </p><p>At a glance, here's what Sheridan is actively working on, or has in the pipeline for the foreseeable future. For TV alone, we've got new seasons of<em> </em><a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/the-madison-season-2-taylor-sheridan"><em>The Madison</em></a>, <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/marshals-a-yellowstone-story"><em>Marshals</em></a>, <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/landman-season-3"><em>Landman</em></a>,<em> </em><a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/tulsa-king-season-4"><em>Tulsa King</em></a>,<a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/lioness-season-3"><em> </em></a>and <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/mayor-of-kingstown-season-5"><em>Mayor of Kingstown</em> </a>to be released. </p><p>Sheridan will also serve as the executive producer of <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/dutton-ranch-season-2"><em>Dutton Ranch </em>season 2</a>, and is <a href="https://www.techradar.com/streaming/paramount-plus/dutton-ranch-season-2-taylor-sheridan-new-showrunner">confirmed to have a "bigger presence"</a> in the writer's room for new episodes. </p><p>Then we've got <em>Frisco King</em>, a<em> Tulsa King</em> spinoff starring Samuel L. Jackson, expected to be released at some point in 2027. Alongside the <a href="https://www.techradar.com/uk/tag/call-of-duty"><em>Call of Duty</em></a> movie, Sheridan is also writing for 2027 the action thriller movie <em>F.A.S.T</em>, starring <em>1923 </em>alum Brandon Sklenar and Sam Claflin.</p><p>That's 10 projects without the additional <em>Yellowstone </em>spinoffs, and something's gotta give. Personally, I'd rather that it wasn't a Western project falling by the wayside — but if Sheridan's heart isn't in it, perhaps I don't want more from his Western world as it is.</p><p>I've made no secret of the fact that my dream is for Sheridan to take on the role of showrunner for both <em>Dutton Ranch</em> and <em>Marshals</em>. While this is unlikely to be the case, perhaps his vision for the <em>Yellowstone </em>world will be sharpened now that <em>6666 </em>is no longer a viable options. </p><p>What this means for 1944, I have no idea. But for now, let's dare to dream.</p> </article> ]]>