Taylor Sheridan will head back to the Montana river valley this spring for the first time since Yellowstone. In a new series titled The Madison, audiences will meet the Clyburn family, who move to Montana from their cushy apartments in Manhattan after the death of a loved one. There, they’ll come to terms with the grief in one of the most beautiful places in the country—a section of America that couldn’t be any farther from what they’ve known their entire lives.
The Madison stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, and a surprise late-series guest addition from Will Arnett. Sheridan wrote all six episodes of The Madison, with Yellowstone season 5’s Christina Alexandra Voros serving as the series director.
Audiences originally thought that The Madison was a spin-off from Yellowstone much like Marshals and the upcoming Dutton Ranch, but Paramount eventually revealed that the series was not tied to Yellowstone. Instead, The Madison will release as an independent series with two seasons—six episodes per season.
“The common ground is the landscape,” Voros told Variety in November 2024. “There are parallels … but it’s coming at it from a completely different point of view.“
How Can I Watch The Madison?
The Madison will air exclusively on Paramount+ with a rather unorthodox release schedule. The first three episodes will premiere on March 14, followed by the next three on March 21. Then, season 2 will air next year. For a detailed release schedule, read on below.
- Episode 1: “Pilot” — March 14
- Episode 2: “Let the Land Hold Me” — March 14
- Episode 3: “Watch Her Fall” — March 14
- Episode 4: “Tomorrow Is Goodbye” — March 21
- Episode 5: “No Name and a New Dream” — March 21
- Episode 6: “I Give Me Permission” — March 21
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.
