Zoe Saldaña Says She’s Not Ready to Join Another Taylor Sheridan Show for This Reason (Exclusive)

Saldaña has previously been candid about just how demanding Sheridan’s work can be. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly ahead of season 3, she said she discussed Joe’s storyline with the creator before production began and was ultimately “happy and proud” of where he took the character.

“It was very demanding, I’m not gonna lie,” she said at the time. “I didn’t even know if I was gonna be able to pull it off.”

The Oscar winner has also praised Sheridan for writing characters who aren’t confined by gender, telling audiences at the season 3 premiere in July that she believes Joe “could’ve been a man.”