After about a year of waiting, we finally have details on the long-awaited Yellowstone spinoff that was tentatively titled 2024. That's right, reports claim that Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell and Patrick J. Adams will be leading the cast of the project rumored to be titled The Madison. While that's thrilling news, it's the story details that have me super excited.
Let's start with the casting. According to TVLine, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell and Patrick J. Adams are "nearing deals" to star in this Yellowstone spinoff. Along with them, Beau Garrett is expected to join the show too. Previously, word on the street was Matthew McConaughey would possibly lead this series with some of the Yellowstone cast. However, that appears to no longer be the case, and we don’t know where McConaughey’s reported involvement stands or how/if this show is directly connected to the flagship Western.
Along with this big casting news, the report also revealed the basic premise of the upcoming Yellowstone series, explaining:
The offshoot, formerly known as 2024 but now tentatively titled The Madison, is rumored to follow wealthy matriarch Stacy Clyburn and her family as they leave New York City and head to Montana in the wake of her husband and brother-in-law’s tragic deaths in a plane crash.
I'm so into this idea! Yellowstone is all about a family who has owned the same ranch for generations trying to keep it. The notion that this will be about a family leaving New York City to move to Montana flips the script the other way, and it will give us a whole new perspective on modern Western life.
Now, don't get me wrong, these big names excite me. However, we've come to expect casting news like this from a Taylor Sheridan show. From Kevin Costner to Harrison Ford to Helen Mirren to Nicole Kidman to Jeremy Renner to even Morgan Freeman, he has a reputation for reeling in massive names to headline his shows. So, the trio of Pfeiffer, Russell and Adams is exciting, but that caliber of actor was expected.
Personally, I can’t wait to see these three on-screen playing out this story. It’s an unexpected trio, and I love the idea of Pfeiffer presumably leading it all. Plus, not only am I stoked to see powerhouses like her and Kurt Russell as leads, I’m also excited to see Patrick J. Adams in a new kind of show. He’s best known for Suits, and I never thought I’d see him in a Western. However, as Cole Hauser, Wes Bentley, Luke Grimes and Kelly Reilly have proven, these shows can totally transform a career and really highlight an actor's range.
However, again, what really makes me excited here is the story. It seems like this show will move away from the Dutton’s tale, and will show a family in modern times moving West. I’m also intrigued by these deaths that lead to the move and the idea of seeing these folks acclimate to rural life. All around, these tiny but mighty details we’ve gotten about The Madison have increased my excitement for it tenfold.
According to TVLine, production on The Madison is expected to start later this month, and they’ll film in New York, Montana and Texas. It appears that the series will premiere sometime next year, after Yellowstone’s final episodes drop – those will begin airing on the 2024 TV schedule on November 10.
As we learn more about this star-studded series that is apparently now called The Madison, we’ll be sure to keep you posted. When it comes to what you can do, you can go back and stream the first five seasons of Yellowstone with a Peacock subscription, and check out Taylor Sheridan’s catalog of other shows with a Paramount+ subscription.