The Madison: Everything We Know About Taylor Sheridan's New TV Show

Yellowstone may have ended, but Montana never dies. 

The latest from Taylor Sheridan technically isn't a spin-off of the wildly successful Paramount Network series — like direct prequels 1883 and 1923 were, the recently released Marshals is, and the upcoming Dutton Ranch will be — but The Madison is a family drama set in yet another picturesque valley in Big Sky country. According to the official logline, "The series is a heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana." 

There was a fair amount of secrecy surrounding the series in the lead up to its premiere, but we do know that Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell will star in it, following Yellowstone's Kevin Costner, 1883's Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and 1923's Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as the famous faces leading the cast. 

Other details are somewhat sparse, as is typical with a Taylor Sheridan-created project, but we know enough to be excited. Here's all the info available so far to get you hyped for your next trip to the ranch.

The Madison latest news

Apparently, The Madison — which hasn't officially been renewed for a second season — has completed filming Season 2 already. Or at least that's what Kurt Russell says.

"Michelle Pfeiffer and Taylor were able to get together with the people at Paramount+ and said, 'Well, let's do two seasons instead of just one,'" Russell told Entertainment Weekly. "'And then before we start the second season next year, instead of doing that, we will start with Kurt's stuff. We really do want him to play the guy. And we'll get his first season out of the way first, and jam all that in there, and then go into the second season and do that.' And so we were able to do that."

Russell isn't the only cast member to indicate they already filmed Season 2. Elle Chapman likewise posted an Instagram story in December saying the same thing. This sort of thing — early renewals and filming two seasons back to back — isn't really unusual in today's TV landscape, but studios don't usually keep it a secret. 

But, hey, this is a good problem to have. It means you can go into Season 1 of The Madison knowing that there will be more coming later and that you probably won't have to wait that long for Season 2.

The Madison release date

The Madison will premiere on Saturday, March 14 on Paramount+ with three episodes. Yes, the Saturday drop is weird. Also, Paramount+ will release the final three episodes of the six-episode season the following Saturday, meaning our time with the show will end in just over a week. It's certainly different than how most shows are released.

The Madison trailer

Our first look at The Madison hints that Sheridan is straying from his usual gruff stories of survival and ownership and moving toward emotional tales of healing. Pfeiffer's character, Stacy Clyburn, appears to be living in Montana with her family in search of a fresh start after suffering an unknown tragedy in New York City. There's also a glimpse of a previously unannounced actor in the series: Will Arnett plays Stacy's therapist.   

Who is in The Madison?

Though filming for Season 1 wrapped in December 2024, Kurt Russell was only confirmed as a cast member in September 2025. He joins a cast led by Pfeiffer and Patrick J. Adams and plays the husband of Pfeiffer's character. The other big casting news here is that Matthew Fox, the star of Lost, who took time away from acting, has a regular role.

Here's a rundown of The Madison cast and the characters they are playing.    

• Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn, a formidable NYC matriarch and mother of Paige and Abigail
• Kurt Russell as Preston Clyburn, Stacy's husband and patriarch of the family
• Patrick J. Adams as Russell McIntosh, an investment banker and husband of Paige who has followed the life path set out for him from the start 
• Elle Chapman as Paige McIntosh, the somewhat self-centered New Yorker wife of Russell, an investment banker
• Beau Garrett as Abigail Reese, a sardonic New Yorker, Stacy's daughter, and a divorced mother of two
• Amiah Miller as Brigitte Reese, Abigail's oldest daughter
• Alaina Pollack as Macy Reese, Abigail's youngest daughter
• Matthew Fox as Paul, Preston's brother, and a self-reliant bachelor who loves the outdoors
• Kevin Zegers as Cade, Stacy's new neighbor charged with looking after her new house 
• Danielle Vasinova as Kestrel, an indigenous woman married to a Montana rancher 
• Ben Schnetzer as Van, a salt-of-the-earth and neighborly Montana rancher
• Rebecca Spence as Liliana, Stacy's friend and fellow member of the NYC elite
• Will Arnett as Stacy's therapist

What is The Madison about?

The show's official logline describes it as "a heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana." The character descriptions offer more insight, indicating that this is a series about a multi-generational New York family who moves to Montana after a tragedy.  

Early reports of the series suggested that the tragedy involves the death of Stacy's husband, but it's unknown if that detail remains accurate or not. At one point, this show was also called 2024 and potentially starred Matthew McConaughey, so anything could happen.

In a November 2024 interview with Variety, director Christina Alexandra Voros — who worked on Yellowstone as well as The Madison — shared a bit about the new series. 

"It's such a different story," she said. "The common ground is the landscape. We are in Montana, but it is seen through a completely different lens, so it feels like another facet of this cut stone that has been polished. There are parallels in the scope of landscape and a human being's place in that space, but it's coming at it from a completely different point of view." 

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The Madison production

Pfeiffer was announced as the star of The Madison in August 2024, and filming began in September 2024. Dallas and Fort Worth provided many of the locations for the series, as reported by local news outlets. Downtown Dallas even appeared to stand-in for New York City. Deadline reported in August 2025 that The Madison already had a good shot at an early renewal for a second season.

How is The Madison connected to Yellowstone? 

The Madison was originally developed as a spin-off to Yellowstone under the title of 2024, but it is now being treated as a standalone story. Because the two shows are so tonally different, it presumably made more sense to keep them separate.

Yellowstone was set in Paradise Valley, Montana, which is just a couple of hours away from Madison Valley, and Kayce (Luke Grimes), Monica (Kelsey Asbille), Beth (Kelly Reilly), and Rip (Cole Hauser) were all still living nearby at the end of the series finale. Aside from a tiny part owned by Kayce, the Dutton ranch was sold to Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham), who led tribe members in restoring it as tribal land. 

The Madison reviews

Critics were not entirely enthused about Season 1 of The Madison, which had a 53 Metascore on the review aggregator Metacritic. In his review, TV Guide's Liam Mathews was slightly more generous to the series, but admitted that the first season felt like "a rough draft," while acknowledging that it's unlike anything else that Taylor Sheridan has ever written. 

Where to watch The Madison 

The show will air on Paramount+. Yellowstone is streaming on Peacock.