Taylor Sheridan’s SGS Studios, a 450,000-square-foot two-building campus built with Ross Perot Jr.’s Hillwood and Paramount Television inside north Fort Worth’s AllianceTexas development, has already hosted four of his productions: Landman, Lioness season 3, The Madison and Dutton Ranch. Filming has repeatedly shut down city streets, from downtown blocks near Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse to a closed section of University Drive in the Cultural District. Behind the closures sits a wider industrial buildout, backed by Texas’ $300 million-per-cycle production incentive, that has turned one producer’s contract into a small entertainment economy.
Four sets, one address: at AllianceTexas, a 450,000-square-foot campus now quietly functions as the nerve center of Taylor Sheridan’s television empire. Landman, Lioness, The Madison and Dutton Ranch have all rolled cameras inside SGS Studios, the two-building production compound Sheridan built with David Glasser, Dan Schryer, Ross Perot Jr.’s Hillwood and Paramount Television. Downtown Fort Worth has paid the price in road closures, from 8th Street to University Drive, as crews chase car chases and collision scenes through the Cultural District. The result is an industrial operation built to run four shows at once, with its own pipeline of local labor courtesy of Tarrant County College.
A studio built for ambition in Fort Worth
Taylor Sheridan has spent years filming his shows across Texas. Now the machinery has a permanent home. With producer David Glasser and Dan Schryer, and in partnership with Ross Perot Jr.’s Hillwood and Paramount Television, Sheridan launched SGS Studios, a 450,000-square-foot campus inside the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development in north Fort Worth, announced in August 2025. The two buildings can host up to 4 large-scale productions at once, making it the largest studio in Texas. “SGS Studios isn’t just about sound stages or incentives, it’s about reclaiming the independence and grit that built this industry in the first place,” Sheridan said.
Four Sheridan series under one roof
The campus has already welcomed 4 Sheridan-produced shows. Landman, the oil drama starring Billy Bob Thornton as fixer Tommy Norris, shot its second season there after premiering November 17, 2024. Lioness, with Zoe Saldana as CIA operative Joe McNamara alongside Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman, began season 3 production in Fort Worth in October 2025. The Madison, headlined by Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell and directed by Christina Alexandra Voros, also used the facilities, as did Dutton Ranch, the Yellowstone spinoff built around Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly, which premiered on Paramount+ on May 15, 2026 with a two-episode debut.
When the city becomes the set
Fort Worth itself keeps landing on screen. In February 2026, 8th Street downtown was closed for several days so Lioness could film at Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steakhouse, with police directing traffic. Earlier shoots shut down blocks near the Sinclair Hotel and the city’s old City Hall, plus neighborhoods around TCU. Then in March 2026, a section of University Drive in the Cultural District was fully closed for driving, stunt and collision scenes. “This is an unprecedented time for film in Fort Worth,” said film commissioner Taylor Hardy.
Building a workforce, and a future
The operation goes beyond soundstages. SGS Studios has partnered with Tarrant County College to train students in set construction, post-production and stage operations. The bet aligns with a statewide push: Texas raised its film incentive program to $300 million every 2 years, a 10-year deal worth up to $1.5 billion, after Sheridan testified before the Legislature in late 2024. Mayor Mattie Parker called the industry “an exciting opportunity to fuel our growth while keeping our economy bold and diverse” for what is now Texas’ fourth largest city. Sheridan, for his part, remains under contract with Paramount through at least 2028.