Everything we know about Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone spin-off series

John Dutton’s body has barely cooled, but it’s time to look into the future of the Yellowstone universe. The massively popular western series created by Taylor Sheridan is signed by the strange, controversial Travis is full final series in December 2024, ending a lengthy two-year offseason (technically marketed as an offseason) with an ending that saw Kevin Costner’s Dutton family patriarch take down his black sheep son Jamie (Wes Bentley) soon after.

Yellowstone’s ending was far from perfect, but the show has built up enough goodwill among enthusiastic viewers over the years, and whatever Sheridan does next, it’s clear that millions will still be watching. The future filmography of the multi-hyphenated cowboy is as packed as ever, but in the ever-changing landscape of IP TV production, one upcoming project seems to fit the bill: Madison. We still have a lot of questions surrounding “Madison” (will Kurt Russell show up? Will Beth and Rip show up?), but there’s also a lot of intriguing information about the show — especially when it comes to the star-studded cast. Here’s what we know at the moment.

Madison doesn’t have a release date yet, but is currently in production according to Variety. With the exception of the last season of Yellowstone, Sheridan’s shows usually make their way onto our TV screens pretty quickly. Each of the first four seasons of the flagship series aired just a year apart, and Sheridan’s non-Yellowstone shows were announced in early 2022 – in particular, the thriller about the war on terror “Special Ops: Iones” and the drama about oil drillers “Landman” – the first seasons were released in 2023 and 2024, respectively. “Madison” was only officially announced around August 2024so if Sheridan’s later development patterns hold, it could come out later this year.

There is also no official information on where to watch “Madison”. on the varietyalthough based on the success of Yellowstone (which until its final season was so wildly popular that it was broadcast on nine different networks), I’d bet that the answer would probably involve more than one viewability. Some of Sheridan’s shows debuted exclusively on the Paramount+ streamer, while “Yellowstone” itself called The Paramount Network its cable network home. Either option would be good for “Madison,” though “both at once” might be a more profitable option for Paramount.

If you’ve ever wondered what Sheridan thinks about urban slackers trying to make it in Montana (boy, we’ve heard a lot about that in Yellowstone), then Madison might be for you. Early reports about the show indicated that it will be about matriarch Stacey Clyburn, who is moving her family from New York to Montana today. Recent reports have offered a few more details, with Variety quoting the official magazine as “a heartfelt exploration of grief and human connection following a New York family in central Montana’s Madison River Valley.”

Based on this description, it’s likely that we’ll see fewer murder victims dumped in canyons than in Yellowstone, and it seems like Sheridan is trying his hand at a more grounded drama. Nevertheless, there is no doubt will be to be dramatic: Other announced characters are described as “a fellow New York elite” and a younger daughter who “also grew up in a wealthy New York family.” Coastal elites beware! It’s all a bit reminiscent of Gossip Girl on the ranch, but it’s clear that Madison will once again focus on class issues and struggles in the region: one character is described as “a Native American woman married to a Montana rancher who lives with her family her on a double-wide trailer on her ranch.”

For all their faults, Sheridan’s shows continue to attract cast members, and “Madison” is no exception. Scarface and Batman Returns actress Michelle Pfeiffer will host the show as Stacey, while Suits alum Patrick J. Adams, “LOST” star Matthew Fox and “Tron: Legacy” model and actress Beau Garrett will also star. Matthew McConaughey was previously linked to the series, which turned out to be ‘Madison’, but it was reported that he might be involved may be disproportionate. Kurt Russell was also featured in an early casting report, but The term says his involvement in the show remains unconfirmed, and Variety’s extensive coverage of the series’ casting makes no mention of the action star at all.

When Russell will appear in “Madison” his character remains a mystery, but other roles have been announced. Adams will play privileged investment banker Russell McIntosh, while Garrett will play Abigail Reese, who The variety describes as a “resilient and caustic New Yorker who is a recently divorced mother of two.” The actor, best known as Dr. Jack Shepard, Fox has a lot of love energy, as his character Paul is described as “a self-contained bachelor who loves the outdoors.”

The series has quite a large cast, which also includes Elle Chapman (“A Man Called Otto”), who will play Paige, the materialistic wife of Russell Adams. Amiya Miller, star of the 2022 horror comedy The Exorcism of My Best Friend, will appear in a key role, as will Ben Schnetzer (Y: The Last Man). The latest round of casting announcements for the series features Danielle Wasinova (“1923”), who will play the matriarch of an indigenous ranching family, Elena Polak (“On Call”), who will take on the role of the youngest daughter of Garrett’s character, Kevin Zegers (“Dr. Odysseus “), who plays the new neighbor from Montana, and Rebecca Spence (“Paper Girls”), who gets her rich New York elite as the girlfriend Stacey Liliana (on Variety).

Taylor Sheridan, a Hollywood personality so prolific and busy that he once inspired a parody, joking that it’s actually several people pretending to be one person (see: great “Rutherford Falls” episode “Adirondacks S3”), unexpectedly joins “The Madison” as a writer, creator and executive producer. His company is Bosque Ranch Productions, which is believed to be the business that allows Sheridan’s show shoot on your own real ranchis producing the series, along with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.

Pfeiffer also has an EP for the project (one of the first of her career!), while other executive producers reportedly include Ron Burkle, Keith Cox, Michael Friedman, David S. Glasser, David Hutkin, John Linson, Art Linson, Christina Voros, and Bob Yary. All of the minis except Pfeiffer had worked on Sheridan’s previous shows, and Cox was Yellowstone’s production manager.

This is where things get complicated. Madison was initially touted in the press as a follow-up to Yellowstone, but as is typical of the Sheridanverse, it soon became clear that the sheer number of shows in development meant things weren’t as clear-cut as they seemed. Since the initial announcement, we received confirmation series of Yellowstone sequels that continue the story of Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser), and there is still talk of additional shows in the universe as modern dial “6666.” Will these shows cross over with “The Madison,” or did any of them end up being absorbed into the fabric of “The Madison” during development?

At the time of publication, it was unclear whether Madison would feature any Yellowstone characters (People say series “was supposed to continue the story of the Dutton family” but could tell an entirely new story), but given the talks that Reilly and Houser have reportedly held to secure the next chapter in their characters’ stories, it looks like they’ll be getting their own , a stand-alone show and leave “Madison” in the spotlight for Pfeiffer. In addition to all these names, The Hollywood Reporter notes that Yellowstone fans can eventually look forward to a prequel titled 1944 and a second season of the 1923 saga led by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. If you want to relive the hits while waiting for all these titles, you can watch the first season of “1923” as well as “1883” on Paramount+ now. All five seasons of Yellowstone are available on Peacock.