Michelle Pfeiffer Set to Lead “Yellowstone” Sequel Series
Three-time Oscar nominee Michelle Pfeiffer is entering the Yellowstone-verse.
The celebrated actress is set to star in the Yellowstone sequel in creator Taylor Sheridan’s growing narrative empire. Pfeiffer will lead a new series set in the present day, a continuation of Sheridan’s flagship series. It’s not the only spinoff coming—there’s also a prequel series in the works set in 1944.
Pfeiffer will lead and executive produce the sequel series, titled The Madison. It’s being billed as a study of grief and human connection centered on a family from New York City who heads to the Madison River valley in central Montana.
“Michelle Pfeiffer is a remarkable talent who imbues every role with emotional depth, authenticity, and grace,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios. “She is the perfect anchor to the newest chapter of the Yellowstone universe, Madison, from the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan.”
Pfeiffer is the latest big-name star to enter Sheridan’s expanding Yellowstone universe, following Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, who recently starred in the prequel series 1923, which debuted in 2022 and followed the Duttons during the early 20th century upheavals of Western expansion, Prohibition, and the Great Depression. A second and final season of 1923 is in pre-production now. That series followed another prequel series, 1883, which aired in 2021 and 2022 and starred Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Sam Elliott, and more. Set during the Civil War’s aftermath, 1883 was centered on the Dutton Family as they went to Texas and joined a wagon train headed west to Oregon before ultimately settling down in Montana to establish the Yellowstone Ranch. The upcoming prequel 1944 will follow the events of 1883 and 1923.
The final episodes of Yellowstone arrive on November 10, and they finally reveal how Sheridan handled the exit of star Kevin Costner, who played John Dutton in the juggernaut series until now. While Costner’s got another western epic, his four-part cinematic series Horizon, on his plate, Pfeiffer will take the lead as the biggest star in the Yellowstone-verse.
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Featured image: HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 27: Michelle Pfeiffer attends the 49th Annual AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Nicole Kidman at Dolby Theatre on April 27, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery)
