Yellowstone Spinoff The Madison Officially Lassos Michelle Pfeiffer to Head Up the Cast

On Thursday, Paramount Network made it official with Michelle Pfeiffer, announcing that she will be executive-producing and starring in the upcoming Yellowstone spinoff The Madison (formerly titled 2024).

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The first present-day offshoot of Taylor Sheridan’s hit neo-Western to actually saddle up is, per the network, “a heartfelt study of grief and human connection following a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana.”

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It was only a week ago that TVLine exclusively broke the news not only that 2024 was being rebranded The Madison but that the erstwhile Catwoman was close to sealing a deal to play Stacy Clyburn, a Manhattanite who heads to Big Sky Country in the wake of her husband and brother-in-law’s deaths in a plane crash. Still no word as to whether agreements have been reached between The Madison and Suits vet Patrick J. Adams, Kurt Russell and Beau Garrett (The Good Doctor), who we previously reported are in talks to star with Pfeiffer.

Production on the spinoff is slated to begin later this month in Montana, New York and Texas. It’s expected to premiere sometime in 2025 following the conclusion of the mothership’s Season 5B, which kicks off on Sunday, Nov. 10.

You’ll recall that last fall, Paramount Network ordered to series the then-titled 2024, a Yellowstone sequel that was to star Matthew McConaughey and possibly feature Kelly Reilly, Cole Hauser and Luke Grimes reprising their roles of Beth Dutton, Rip Wheeler and Kayce Dutton. It’s unclear whether Russell will be taking over the part that McConaughey was supposed to play or taking on a new character entirely.

Your thoughts on Pfeiffer’s casting and the potential for Yellowstone to live on in The Madison? Drop ’em in a comment.

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