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The Madison is a neo-Western television series created by Taylor Sheridan for Paramount+. The series follows the Clyburn family, originally from New York City, who relocate to the Madison River valley of southwest Montana for emotional recovery following a major life-changing tragedy that both shocks and permanently changes the family. Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell lead the series, alongside main stars Beau Garrett, Patrick J. Adams, Elle Chapman, Amiah Miller, Alaina Pollack, Ben Schnetzer, Kevin Zegers, Rebecca Spence, and Matthew Fox.
The six-episode first season of The Madison premiered with the first three episodes on March 14, 2026. The remaining three episodes were released on March 21, 2026. In August 2025, ahead of the series premiere, The Madison was renewed for a second season.
In February 2023, it was announced that Taylor Sheridan was in the process of creating a contemporary spin-off and sequel to the Paramount Network series Yellowstone, which he co-created with John Linson. It was developed following failed contract negotiations with Kevin Costner, Yellowstones leading actor. The spin-off was ordered straight-to-series in May. Although the name was initially expected to carry the Yellowstone branding in it, the show was later given a working title of 2024 in November, following the same format as Yellowstones prequels, 1883, 1923, and the in-development 1944.
The series was eventually retitled The Madison. Series stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell signed on as an executive producer alongside Sheridan, David C. Glasser, John Linson, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin, Christina Alexandra Voros, Michael Friedman and Keith Cox; from production companies 101 Studios, MTV Entertainment Studios, and Bosque Ranch Productions. Following the merger of Paramount Global, MTV Entertainment Studios' parent company, with Skydance Media in Paramount Skydance, Paramount Television Studios took over production of the series. In August 2025, the series was renewed for a second season. When the trailer for the series was released, Paramount+ announced that The Madison would actually be a stand-alone series not connected to the Yellowstone franchise. The first two seasons consist of six episodes each, an unusual order for Sheridan's seasons that typically span 8 or 10 episodes. Although The Madison currently takes the form of a limited-run series, cast and crew members remain hopeful for a third season.
When the series was first announced, Matthew McConaughey was in negotiations to star, along with returning cast members from Yellowstone. The returning cast members had received offers to appear; however, the contracts would not be finalized until writing on that series was complete. Prior to it being repurposed into an independent program, Sheridan decided against including any existing characters early in its development process so that a stand-alone story could be told, once again following a format he explored in Yellowstones prequels.
Elle Chapman, Adams, Beau Garrett, Amiah Miller, and Matthew Fox were announced as cast members later in August, followed by Ben Schnetzer in October, and Kevin Zegers, Rebecca Spence, Alaina Pollack, and Danielle Vasinova in December. Russell officially joined The Madison as a series regular in September 2025. His delay in joining the show was caused by scheduling conflicts with the Apple TV series ' and resulted in him almost turning the offer down. Russell was filming the second season of that program during the same time that production on the first season of The Madison was occurring. Determined to get him to star, Sheridan and Pfeifer devised a plan that allowed him to appear in both by approaching Paramount+ executives and requesting the early renewal. The teaser trailer revealed that Will Arnett was also part of the cast and would be featured in a recurring role.
Principal photography for the first season began in August 2024, with recording set to take place in Montana, New York, and Texas. Over six weeks was spent shooting in Three Forks, Montana before moving to Boulder in early November. Some recording also took place in Bozeman. Crews then moved to Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas later in the month, with Downtown Fort Worth eventually standing-in for the New York City-set scenes. Filming there continued into December before wrapping that year.
The second season followed a similar filming schedule in 2025. To accommodate RussellâÂÂs availability all of his scenes in the first season were shot alongside the season two. Recording started in September in Montana and shifted to Dallas, Denton, and Fort Worth in December. In Texas, the second season held soundstages at new studios co-owned by Sheridan and Glasser in Alliance. Shooting then wrapped shortly before Christmas. Christina Alexandra Voros, who previously worked on Yellowstone, directed all twelve episodes.
Breton Vivian composed the score for the series, having previously worked with Sheridan on other Yellowstone projects.
After the series was ordered, it was set to first premiere on Paramount Network in December 2023, shortly after Yellowstone concluded its then-expected run. It was also announced the series would stream on Paramount+, described as a crucial point since Yellowstones streaming rights are held by Peacock. Its debut was delayed to the following year amid the 2023 Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes, and again once more to 2025. The series later shifted its initial release platform to Paramount+; the executives there opted to explore an unconventional schedule for the program, in which the six-episode first season was split into two halves and made available in just two weeks. The first set of three episodes was ultimately released on March 14, while the second set was released on March 21, 2026. In Europe, the series is slated to release on March 27 on SkyShowtime.
The show's first season was a ratings success, becoming the biggest television debut of Taylor Sheridan's career. In its first 10 days on Paramount+, the series drew 8 million streaming views globally.