Taylor Sheridan is an Academy Award–nominated screenwriter, Emmy-nominated producer, and the creator, writer, director, and executive producer of multiple record-breaking series including Yellowstone, Landman, Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, 1883, 1923, Lioness, and The Madison. His acclaimed screenplays include Sicario, Hell or High Water, and Wind River, which he also directed, earning him Best Director at the Cannes Film Festival. Sheridan owns and operates two Texas ranches including the legendary Four Sixes (6666) Ranch and Bosque Ranch.

Tom Nelson has been busted for everything from auto theft and assault and battery to armed robbery and drug dealing. He spent more than seventeen years as an inmate in maximum- and medium-security prisons. After his criminal career, Tom became a proud father, husband, and personal trainer.