Michelle Pfeiffer will lead the upcoming “Yellowstone” sequel series as it begins to take shape with the conclusion of the original series coming later this year.
On Thursday, Paramount announced that the 66-year-old actress will both star in and produce the next installment of the hit series currently titled “Madison,” People magazine reported.
“‘Madison’ will follow a New York City family living in the Madison River valley of central Montana and is a ‘heartfelt study of grief and human connection,’” according to a press release.
“Michelle Pfeiffer is a remarkable talent who imbues every role with emotional depth, authenticity and grace,” Chris McCarthy, the co-CEO of Paramount Global and President/CEO of Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios, said in a statement.
“She is the perfect anchor to the newest chapter of the ‘Yellowstone’ universe, ‘Madison,’ from the brilliant mind of Taylor Sheridan,” the statement added.
The series will be the 7th spinoff from the original Kevin Costner-lead show that debuted in 2018 and was a massive success. Spinoffs include the prequel “1883,” “Lawman: Bass Reeves,” another prequel titled “1923,” a limited series that’s yet to air, as well as three other spinoffs that have been announced but not much else is known about them — Matthew McConaughey is involved in one and there’s to be another prequel series called “1944.”
The #YellowstoneTV sequel is very much beginning to take shape. That series will be titled ‘Madison’ and will star Michelle Pfeiffer, and it will be the next series to roll out in the ‘Yellowstone’ universe https://t.co/aS4IVqv3OL pic.twitter.com/rKdPgL5wvS
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) August 8, 2024
The “Yellowstone” series will finally come to an end when the second half of season 5 debuts in November after more than a year hiatus, minus star Kevin Costner.
The “Dances With Wolves” star recently told GQ that a scheduling conflict had nothing to do with his departure from the series amid reports that blamed him for halting production on the second half of the season due to filming for his western movie, followed by the writers’ and actors’ strikes, as previously reported.
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“They still haven’t shot it. As far as I know,” the actor said. “The scripts never came. And so then, at one point, they said to me that we don’t have an ending or anything.”
Costner said he offered options for killing off his character so he could make both work, saying, “‘Well, if you want to kill me, if you want to do something like that,’ I said, ‘I have a week before I start. I’ll do what you want to do.’”
The “Dances with Wolves” star said despite everything that has happened, he would be open to returning to the series, Deadline noted.
Paramount released a statement later to Fox News about Costner’s GQ comments and said that “Kevin has been a big part of ‘Yellowstone’s’ success.”
“While we had hoped that we would continue working with him, unfortunately, we could not find a window that worked for him, all the other talent, and our production needs in order to move forward together,” the statement read. “We respect that Kevin has prioritized his new film series and we wish him the best.”
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