Michelle Pfeiffer is on her way to Montana.
The Oscar nominee will executive produce and star in “Madison,” a new Taylor Sheridan-written series set in the “Yellowstone” universe, Paramount announced Thursday.
Set in the present, “Madison” is the sequel to “Yellowstone” that has been promised since the announcement that the upcoming second half of season five would air in November. These final episodes will conclude the series and without original star Kevin Costner.
The mothership series, about the Dutton family — who owned a huge, enviable tract of land in Montana for generations — has been a benchmark for the Paramount streamer. The 2022 season five premiere episode was watched by 12.1 million people.
Another “Yellowstone” prequel is also planned, called “1944.”
Pfeiffer’s show follows a family of New Yorkers, now in the Madison River valley of central Montana, and addresses themes of grief and human connection.
Her last TV show was in 2022, playing Betty Ford in Showtime’s “The First Lady.”
A release date for “Madison” has not yet been announced.
