The Madison Sets Premiere on Paramount+ With a Drawn-Out First Season and a Second Season Already Locked InTaylor Sheridan’s ‘The Madison’

Taylor Sheridan is back with another high-profile TV project, and this one comes with a few notable twists. His latest series, the family drama The Madison, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, is officially set to premiere on March 14 on Paramount+. Alongside the announcement, the streamer has also released first-look images from the series.

What immediately stands out is the episode count. The first season of The Madison will consist of just six episodes, making it the shortest season Sheridan has produced so far. That’s a noticeable shift from his usual output, with shows like Yellowstone, Landman, Tulsa King, and Mayor of Kingstown typically running 10 episodes per season, and titles like Lioness and 1923 landing at eight. Still, the smaller order comes with a pretty appealing upside: a second season is already waiting in the wings.

Set between New York City and the Madison River valley in central Montana, The Madison follows the Clyburn family as they navigate grief, love, and deeply complicated family ties. Sheridan has described the series as his most intimate work to date, framing it as a love story filtered through a family drama lens, with a strong focus on human connection.

The series is produced by Paramount Television Studios alongside David C. Glasser’s 101 Studios and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions. Glasser previously revealed that Season 2 was slated to begin filming in September at a massive new 450,000-square-foot production campus in Fort Worth, Texas, backed by Glasser, Sheridan, Paramount, and Perot. According to sources, that second installment has now wrapped production and is currently envisioned as a proper Season 2, though there’s a small chance it could ultimately be presented as a Part 2 of Season 1.

Behind the scenes, the executive producer list is stacked. Sheridan and Glasser are joined by John Linson, Art Linson, Ron Burkle, David Hutkin, Bob Yari, Christina Voros, Michael Friedman, as well as stars Pfeiffer and Russell, and Paramount’s Keith Cox.

In addition to Pfeiffer and Russell, the cast includes Beau Garrett, Elle Chapman, Patrick J. Adams, Amiah Miller, Alaina Pollack, Ben Schnetzer, Kevin Zegers, Rebecca Spence, Danielle Vasinova, and Matthew Fox.

With its shorter debut season, powerhouse cast, and a second chapter already completed, The Madison is shaping up to be one of Sheridan’s more focused — and potentially most personal — projects yet.