Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan brought us his most emotional series to date earlier this year, with The Madison following Michelle Pfeiffer's Stacy Clyburn as she mourns the death of her husband Preston, played by Kurt Russell.
Throughout the show's first season, Stacy spent time with her family in the Madison River valley of southwest Montana, a place Preston had loved, while Stacy had always been drawn to New York City.
At the end of the season, Stacy returned to the valley, seemingly to set up her new life there. We will likely follow her journey in doing just that in season 2, which was filmed back-to-back with season 1.
Now, Russell, who continues to appear in flashbacks before his character's death, told The Hollywood Reporter: "I can tell you one thing: I think the scripts in season 2 were even better than in season 1."
He continued: "I thought that some of the specifics that take place are stronger in terms of twists… and looking at the other characters, I think that they all grow fabulously."
Meanwhile, Pfeiffer added: "I think things get more and more challenging, and the reality of trying to rebuild a life… the relationships are more complicated. The family’s bonds are sort of being torn apart and rebuilt at the same time, so I think, believe it or not, it’s even more dramatic."
Along with Pfeiffer and Russell, The Madison also stars Beau Garrett, Elle Chapman, Patrick J Adams, Amiah Miller, Alaina Pollack, Ben Schnetzer, Kevin Zegers, Rebecca Spence, Danielle Vasinova and Will Arnett.
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The series has already been renewed for season 3, adding to Sheridan's empire of Paramount+ shows. He is also behind other ongoing series including Mayor of Kingstown, Tulsa King, Lioness, Landman, Marshals, Dutton Ranch and the upcoming Frisco King.
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