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EDITING www.postmagazine.com 12 POST MAY/JUNE 2023 Feature Head font varies for each feature These Avengers star in their own 'television show' BY KAREN MOLTENBREY E ditor Chad Galster, ACE, has a history of col- laborating with filmmaker Taylor Sheridan that dates back to the first season of the Paramount hit Yellowstone. In addition to working on all five seasons of Yellowstone, the two have collaborated on its prequel, 1883, as well as on Mayor of Kingstown and Those Who Wish Me Dead. They are currently working together on the upcoming spy-thriller series Lioness, starring Nicole Kidman and Zoe Saldana. Paramount's Yellowstone follows the Dutton family, led by John Dutton (Kevin Costner), who controls one of the largest ranches in the United States — a property that's under constant attack by bordering developers, an Indian reservation and a National Park. The neo-Western drama is shot in Montana, as well as on stages. Galster recently sat down with Post to discuss his work with Sheridan, how the show comes together and how he pushes himself to deliver a series that goes beyond what audiences expect of the genre. Chad, you have a long history working with Taylor Sheridan. Can you detail how that came about? "Yeah, at this point, I've been with him since Season 1 of Yellowstone, so I think we're going on some 60-somewhat hours of TV together and a Warner Bros. movie. We were introduced through a mutual friend. He was editing Season 1 of Yellowstone, and they needed another editor. A friend gave him my name. We met and figured out pretty quickly that we shared a relatively common vision. I understood Yellowstone Chad Galster reflects on cutting the popular Paramount series and his ongoing collaboration with filmmaker Taylor Sheridan BY MARC LOFTUS