# The Madison (TV series)
**The Madison** is an American drama television series created by Taylor Sheridan for Paramount+, starring [Michelle Pfeiffer](https://www.edgepedia.org/michelle-pfeiffer) and [Kurt Russell](https://www.edgepedia.org/kurt-russell) as Stacy and Preston Clyburn, a wealthy New York couple whose family relocates to Montana's Madison River Valley. The six-episode first season premiered globally on March 14, 2026, with three episodes released that day and the final three on March 21.[1](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-madison/) • [2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-television-studios/shows/the-madison/releases/?view=112458-paramount-debuts-official-trailer-for-the-madison-starring-michelle-pfeiffer-and-kurt-russell)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Creator and writer | Taylor Sheridan[1](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-madison/) |
| Network and format | Paramount+ drama, 60-minute episodes, rated TV-MA[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/madison-the) |
| Premiere | March 14, 2026; six-episode season, three episodes per week[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-television-studios/shows/the-madison/releases/?view=112458-paramount-debuts-official-trailer-for-the-madison-starring-michelle-pfeiffer-and-kurt-russell) |
| Lead cast | Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn, Kurt Russell as Preston Clyburn, Matthew Fox as Paul Clyburn[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/madison-the) |
| Director | Christina Alexandra Voros directed all six episodes[4](https://www.whattowatch.com/how-to-watch-the-madison) |
| Viewership | Premiere episode drew 8 million global views in the first ten days, Sheridan's biggest debut-season launch[5](https://enduser-corp-uat.paramount.com/news/the-madison-delivers-taylor-sheridans-biggest-debut-season-launch-with-8-million-global-views-for-paramount) |
| Renewal | Renewed for seasons 2 and 3[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/madison-the) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and cast
The series follows the Clyburn family as they leave comfortable lives in New York City for the Madison River Valley in Montana.[1](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-madison/) Paramount describes the show as "a profound love story channeled through a deeply personal family drama about resilience and transformation," unfolding across two settings, the Montana landscape and Manhattan.[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/madison-the)
**Cast.** Michelle Pfeiffer plays Stacy Clyburn and Kurt Russell plays her husband Preston; the supporting cast includes [Beau Garrett](https://www.edgepedia.org/beau-garrett) as Abigail Reese, Elle Chapman as Paige McIntosh, Patrick J. Adams as Russell McIntosh, Amiah Miller as Bridgette Reese, Alaina Pollack as Macy Reese, and [Matthew Fox](https://www.edgepedia.org/matthew-fox) as Paul Clyburn, Preston's brother.[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/madison-the) Pfeiffer also serves as an executive producer alongside Russell, Sheridan, David C. Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Christina Voros, Michael Friedman, and Keith Cox.[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/madison-the)
The first season runs six episodes: "Pilot," "Let the Land Hold Me," "Watch Her Fall," "Tomorrow is Goodbye," "No Name and a New Dream," and the finale "I Give Me Permission," in which Stacy confronts her grief in therapy.[1](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-madison/)
## Relationship to Yellowstone
The Madison was originally announced and widely reported as a spinoff of Sheridan's Yellowstone, and early descriptions placed it in that franchise as a present-day series about a new family.[6](https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-madison) It was later reconfigured as a stand-alone story, and [Paramount+](https://www.edgepedia.org/paramount) presented it as a self-contained family drama about grief and resilience rather than a continuation of the Dutton saga.[7](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-madison-review-michelle-pfeiffers-yellowstone-rip-off-is-culture-war-nonsense/) Critics noted the tonal distance from Yellowstone: [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide)'s review states plainly that the series is not a Yellowstone spin-off, and observes that even the on-screen animals survive, with fish caught and released rather than killed as in Sheridan's Western series.[8](https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-madison-review-taylor-sheridan-paramount-plus/)
## Production and filming
[Principal photography](https://www.edgepedia.org/principal-photography) was scheduled to begin in January 2025, with shooting locations in [Bozeman, Montana](https://www.edgepedia.org/bozeman-montana); Guthrie, Texas; and New York; production companies attached included 101 Studios and King Street Productions, with casting by John Papsidera.[6](https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-madison) The Montana footage was genuine, including the Madison River Valley itself, but the New York scenes were shot in Texas: Dallas's skyline stood in for Manhattan's high-rises, and downtown Fort Worth was dressed with yellow cabs and NYPD vehicles for street scenes.[9](https://www.aol.com/entertainment/madison-actually-filmed-montana-inside-153340517.html)
Director and cinematographer [Christina Alexandra Voros](https://www.edgepedia.org/christina-alexandra-voros), a longtime Yellowstone crew member, scouted ranches to find a single standing location that could serve as the show's hero ranch for both storytelling and production reasons.[10](https://sarahsbackstagepass.com/the-madison-interview-director-writer-christina-alexandra-voros/)
Pfeiffer's path to the project was unusual: rather than sending a script, Sheridan invited her to Texas to hear the story in person, and she did not receive full material until weeks before filming.[11](https://www.townsandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a70503716/michelle-pfeiffer-kurt-russell-the-madison-interview-2026/) • [12](https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/bernadette-giacomazzo/madison-series-michelle-pfeiffer-casting)
## Release and reception
Paramount+ released the official trailer and key art on February 24, 2026, and the season premiered globally on Saturday, March 14.[2](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-television-studios/shows/the-madison/releases/?view=112458-paramount-debuts-official-trailer-for-the-madison-starring-michelle-pfeiffer-and-kurt-russell) On March 26, Paramount reported that the premiere episode drew 8 million global views in its first ten days, making The Madison Sheridan's most watched first-season launch and his largest freshman-season debut among women 35+.[5](https://enduser-corp-uat.paramount.com/news/the-madison-delivers-taylor-sheridans-biggest-debut-season-launch-with-8-million-global-views-for-paramount)
Critical response was mixed. The Independent summarized reviews as lukewarm, citing thin storylines, a simplistic depiction of grief, and cartoonish portrayals of New York life.[13](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-madison-reviews-michelle-pfeiffer-b2938682.html) [The A.V. Club](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-a-v-club)'s Noel Murray praised Pfeiffer and Russell as "terrific" in the central marriage while finding the show familiar Sheridan territory, and gave it a C+.[14](https://www.avclub.com/the-madison-review-tv-paramount-plus-taylor-sheridan) TV Guide called the season a rough draft, though a welcome pivot away from the mayhem of Yellowstone.[8](https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-madison-review-taylor-sheridan-paramount-plus/) Common Sense Media rated the series 15+ for violence and language in what it called a mature Western melodrama about love, loss, and grief.[15](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-madison)
## Future seasons
Paramount has renewed The Madison for a second and third season.[3](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/madison-the) Reporting indicated that season 2 filming took place in fall 2025 at Sheridan's production campus in Fort Worth, and actress [Elle Chapman](https://www.edgepedia.org/elle-chapman) said the cast would return for season 3 at the start of 2027.[16](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/paramount-plus/the-madison-everything-we-know-about-the-new-taylor-sheridan-series) • [17](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/celebrity/elle-chapman-american-horror-story-13-the-madison-2026)
## References
1. [The Madison – Watch on Paramount Plus](https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/the-madison/)
2. [Paramount+ Debuts Official Trailer for The Madison Starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, Paramount Press Express](https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/paramount-television-studios/shows/the-madison/releases/?view=112458-paramount-debuts-official-trailer-for-the-madison-starring-michelle-pfeiffer-and-kurt-russell)
3. [Madison, The – Paramount Global Content Distribution](https://paramountglobalcontent.com/title/madison-the)
4. [How to watch The Madison online, What to Watch](https://www.whattowatch.com/how-to-watch-the-madison)
5. [The Madison Delivers Taylor Sheridan's Biggest Debut Season Launch With 8 Million Global Views, Paramount](https://enduser-corp-uat.paramount.com/news/the-madison-delivers-taylor-sheridans-biggest-debut-season-launch-with-8-million-global-views-for-paramount)
6. [The Madison – Production List](https://www.productionlist.com/production/the-madison)
7. [The Madison review, The Daily Beast](https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/the-madison-review-michelle-pfeiffers-yellowstone-rip-off-is-culture-war-nonsense/)
8. [The Madison Review: Taylor Sheridan's Family Drama Feels Like a Rough Draft, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-madison-review-taylor-sheridan-paramount-plus/)
9. [Was The Madison actually filmed in Montana? Inside the show's surprising locations, AOL](https://www.aol.com/entertainment/madison-actually-filmed-montana-inside-153340517.html)
10. [The Madison Interview: Director Christina Alexandra Voros, Sarah's Backstage Pass](https://sarahsbackstagepass.com/the-madison-interview-director-writer-christina-alexandra-voros/)
11. [Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell on the Making of Taylor Sheridan's The Madison, Town & Country](https://www.townsandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a70503716/michelle-pfeiffer-kurt-russell-the-madison-interview-2026/)
12. [Why Michelle Pfeiffer Nearly Passed on Taylor Sheridan's The Madison, Complex](https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/bernadette-giacomazzo/madison-series-michelle-pfeiffer-casting)
13. [The Madison reviews: Critics highlight 'terrible jokes' and 'simplistic presentations of grief', The Independent](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/the-madison-reviews-michelle-pfeiffer-b2938682.html)
14. [Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell are terrific in drippy drama The Madison, The A.V. Club](https://www.avclub.com/the-madison-review-tv-paramount-plus-taylor-sheridan)
15. [The Madison – Parents' Guide & TV Review, Common Sense Media](https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/the-madison)
16. [The Madison: Everything we know about the new Taylor Sheridan series, Tom's Guide](https://www.tomsguide.com/entertainment/paramount-plus/the-madison-everything-we-know-about-the-new-taylor-sheridan-series)
17. [Newcomer Elle Chapman Strikes TV Gold in The Madison and American Horror Story, Who What Wear](https://www.whowhatwear.com/fashion/celebrity/elle-chapman-american-horror-story-13-the-madison-2026)
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