Taylor Sheridan's New Yellowstone Spinoff Races Ahead, Already Shooting Season 2
Taylor Sheridan isn’t waiting for a debut: The Madison, his latest Yellowstone spin-off, has already started filming Season 2 across multiple locations before Season 1 even premieres.
Only Taylor Sheridan would start shooting Season 2 before Season 1 even shows up. His newest Yellowstone offshoot, 'The Madison', is already rolling cameras for its second season, and the first one still does not have a release date. Not subtle.
Season 2 is moving ahead before the premiere
According to production chatter and some very visible location work, Season 2 quietly kicked off in Montana back in September 2025, then shifted to Texas. Dallas got the spotlight on a recent Tuesday night, when crews turned parts of downtown into New York City: NYPD cruisers, yellow cabs, the whole deal. The shoot ran 6:30 p.m. to 2 a.m. and shut down stretches of Main Street and Ervay Street, including sidewalks.
Local extras casting has been active too. Legacy Casting posted calls throughout December for Dallas, Denton, and Fort Worth. Denton filming started December 1, 2025.
What the show is
'The Madison' centers on Stacy Clyburn (Michelle Pfeiffer), a New York matriarch who uproots her family to Montana’s Madison River Valley after a tragedy. Matthew Fox plays Paul, a capable, solitary outdoorsman who figures into that new life. It is pitched as a character piece about grief and connection against big-sky country, not a ranch-war soap.
How it fits with Yellowstone
It is officially part of the Yellowstone universe, but no one is spelling out the direct tie yet. Director Christina Alexandra Voros did emphasize the tonal shift, and it is worth reading her take literally:
"It is such a different story. We are in Montana, but it is seen through a completely different lens. There are parallels in the scope of landscape and a human being's place in that space, but it is coming at it from a completely different point of view."
The cast (it is stacked)
- Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn
- Matthew Fox as Paul
- Kurt Russell
- Patrick J. Adams
- Elle Chapman
- Beau Garrett
- Amiah Miller
- Alaina Pollack
- Ben Schnetzer
- Rebecca Spence
- Danielle Vasinova
- Kevin Zegers
The Matthew McConaughey wrinkle
The series was initially linked to Matthew McConaughey, who later bailed due to scheduling conflicts. Given the timing and the Yellowstone family tree, that tracks.
So when can you watch it?
That is the part they are not saying yet. Season 1 still has no announced premiere date. Meanwhile, Season 2 is already underway. Classic Sheridan: build the world first, tell us when to show up later.