Taylor Sheridan co-wrote the screenplay for 'Without Remorse,' an action thriller centred on Michael B. Jordan's John Kelly, a former Navy SEAL seeking vengeance after his wife's murder by Russian operatives. The film showcases a notably fiercer, more ruthless version of Jordan's dramatic persona, highlighted by sequences of brutal determination—including a scene in which Kelly traps a corrupt diplomat inside a burning vehicle to extract names. Jordan has described his approach to character work as deliberately embedding authentic personal elements into roles to heighten their credibility and emotional force.

The project aligns with Sheridan's established creative pattern across television and film, whereby characters pursue their objectives through whatever means necessary, regardless of moral compromise. This thematic throughline appears consistently in his television creations—'Yellowstone,' 'Tulsa King,' and 'Mayor of Kingstown' all feature protagonists engaging in violence and deception to maintain control. Sheridan's decision to adapt a Tom Clancy work makes thematic sense, as Clancy's source material similarly centres on morally complicated protagonists driven by singular purpose and willingness to operate outside conventional boundaries.