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Taylor Sheridan on Why he Left "Sons of Anarchy" after 2 Seasons

JamesG — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:24:33 GMT

Why Taylor Sheridan Left "Sons of Anarchy" after 2 Seasons
by Tony Maglio
July 1, 2026

Fifteen years ago, before he created every television show your dad watches, Taylor Sheridan was an actor on Kurt Sutter's "Sons of Anarchy".

�I wasn't making an exorbitant amount of money,� Sheridan said, adding, �especially not in L.A.�

�I literally would leave the set of that show and go to my other job �cause I didn�t make enough on that show to pay my rent and live,� Sheridan told Howard Stern on SiriusXM. �So after season two, I told Kurt [Sutter]� I said, �Guys, I�m not coming back and doing this again for this price. I�m just not doing it. I want what the other 14 people [make].�

Sheridan clarified that he was not asking for the same money the show's established stars like lead actor Charlie Hunnam, Katey Sagal and Ron Pearlman made. Producers offered Sheridan $15,000 per episode, but at a guarantee of 10 episodes.

�I do the math on it, and I said, �That�s not a raise. What is that?'� he recalled. �And I said, �No.'�

A �business affairs guy,� presumably at FX, told Sheridan�s attorney that the actor could be recast �tomorrow,� per the writer/ex-actor.

�There�s 50 of that dude,� Sheridan said the man told his lawyer.

�I realized my value is I�m imminently replaceable and that my business did not respect me,� Sheridan said. �So, I quit the show� that�s when I decided that I was going to write. I quit.�

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv...hy-1236634636/

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TMC — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:25:57 GMT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYe1SSM64oo

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Fatman looks back at the monster that was Sons Of Anarchy, a little over a decade after the show’s final episode. Does SOA hold up ten years later? Watch and see. He didn’t mean to release a feature film but here we are

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TMC — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:22:39 GMT

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNtoviRmVGA

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