The Yellowstone franchise has featured many big names, including Kevin Costner, Sam Elliot, Harrison Ford, and Helen Mirren. Michelle Pfeiffer is the latest marquee name to join the franchise, leading her own spinoff series. Since Yellowstone premiered in June 2018, it has gone on to become one of the biggest television series airing, drawing in millions of viewers through broadcast television while also being a hit on streaming. The fifth and final season of Yellowstone was split into two parts, with the second chapter set to debut on November 10, 2024 without star Kevin Costner, who departed the series to film Horizon: An American Saga.
The next chapter in the Yellowstone series has officially found its lead as Variety reports that Michelle Pfeiffer will star in the series, titled The Madison. The spinoff will follow a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana. The Madison was originally developed under the title 2024 with Matthew McConaughey set in the lead role. Paramount Global co-CEO and the president and CEO of Showtime and MTV Entertainment Studios, Chris McCarthy, had this to say about Pfeiffer joining the Yellowstone family.
“Michelle Pfeiffer is a remarkable talent who imbues every role with emotional depth, authenticity and grace. She is the perfect anchor to the newest chapter of the ‘Yellowstone’ universe, ‘The Madison,’ from the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan.”
Yellowstone Shared Universe
Yellowstone
- Release Date
- June 20, 2018
- Franchise
- Yellowstone
- Creator
- John Linson, Taylor Sheridan
The Madison is just the latest entry in the Yellowstone shared universe. With the number of characters and family members that weave between the multiple series, Yellowstone has as much material for fans to dive into as Game of Thrones or CW’s successful Arrowverse. The first spinoff was a prequel series titled 1883; starring Sam Elliot, the series followed the Dutton family in the Old West as they settled on the Yellowstone Ranch. 1883 was a limited series that debuted at the end of 2021, around the time Yellowstone Season 4 was concluding. This was followed by 1923 with Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren. Set during the Great Depression, 1923 closely followed the events of 1883. 1923 premiered in 2022, with Season 2 currently in production.
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The Madison is one of three new Yellowstone spinoffs in development. There is also 6666, which will be set in the present day on the Four Sixes Ranch in Texas that was featured in Yellowstone Seasons 4 and 5. Meanwhile, another series, titled 1944, is in development. It will be a sequel to 1923. With 1883, 1923, and the in-development 1944, Yellowstone will have a prequel trilogy. Now combine that with Yellowstone itself and the upcoming The Madison and 6666, and this is a sprawling franchise with many narrative threads for fans to get invested in. No wonder the franchise has become so popular, and it certainly explains why a three-time Academy Award nominee like Michelle Pfeiffer would want to join.