Yellowstone fans have the Four Sixes Ranch to thank for the ever-expanding Dutton-verse. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, franchise creator Taylor Sheridan admitted that he churns out Yellowstone spinoffs to fund his purchase of the 6666: the historic, 270,000-acre horse and cattle ranch Sheridan bought this year for an eye-popping $350 million. Situated in the Texas Panhandle, the 6666 Ranch covers an area roughly the size of Los Angeles and boasts a century-old mansion, a collection of barns and stables, a private airplane hangar and, yes, plenty of bunkhouses to go around.
The 6666 Ranch was controlled by the Burk Burnett dynasty for 150 years, and it served as the inspiration for Yellowstone‘s Dutton family ranch. Sheridan, a Texas native, has featured the 6666 on Yellowstone since Season 4. He’s also planning a Yellowstone: 6666 spinoff series, to be set at the legendary estate. But now that the prolific writer-director is the primary owner and manager of the ranch’s massive horse and cattle operation, he’s hitting pause on the spinoff series. Sheridan won’t let a rushed-out TV show impact the business of one of the oldest, largest ranches in America. “This is a real place with real families working here. You have to respect the lineage,” Sheridan told THR, adding: “I do the shows for the ranch.”
Take a peek inside the iconic property, and you’ll see exactly what Sheridan means.