The Madison Season 1 stars Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell as Stacy and Preston Clyburn, alongside Patrick J. Adams, Matthew Fox, Beau Garrett, Elle Chapman, Amiah Miller, Ben Schnetzer, Kevin Zegers, Will Arnett, Rebecca Spence, Alaina Pollack, and Danielle Vasinova. The six-episode first season premiered March 14, 2026 on Paramount+, with the final three episodes dropping March 21, 2026.
There is something quietly remarkable about watching a Taylor Sheridan show trade its usual gunfire and land wars for grief and grits. The Madison assembles one of the most unexpected casts in the Sheridan universe, pulling from Golden Age Hollywood legends, prestige TV alumni, and a few genuine breakouts. Here is exactly who is playing whom and where you have seen them before.
Who Plays Stacy Clyburn in The Madison?
Michelle Pfeiffer plays Stacy Clyburn, the Clyburn family matriarch and Preston’s widow. Pfeiffer is a three-time Oscar nominee whose career spans Scarface, Dangerous Liaisons, Batman Returns, and The Fabulous Baker Boys. She also serves as an executive producer on the series. Viewers who last saw her in the MCU (Ant-Man and the Wasp) will find this role far more emotionally demanding and career-defining.
Who Plays Preston Clyburn in The Madison?
Kurt Russell plays Preston Clyburn, Stacy’s husband and family patriarch. Russell’s scheduling conflicts with Apple TV’s Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2 nearly cost him the role entirely. Producers restructured the shoot specifically to keep him, filming his Season 1 scenes later alongside Season 2 production. Russell’s legacy runs from John Carpenter’s Escape from New York and The Thing through Tarantino collaborations and his Disney child-actor roots.
Who Plays Russell McIntosh in The Madison?
Patrick J. Adams plays Russell McIntosh, a Manhattan investment banker and son-in-law to Stacy and Preston. Best known as Mike Ross across seven seasons of Suits on USA Network, Adams earned a SAG Award nomination for that role in 2012. He also briefly played Hourman on DC’s Legends of Tomorrow in 2016. Russell subverts the typical Sheridan male archetype and functions as the season’s unlikely comic relief and emotional anchor.
Who Plays Paul Clyburn in The Madison?
Matthew Fox plays Paul Clyburn, Preston’s bachelor brother who loves the outdoors. Fox is best remembered as Jack Shephard on Lost from 2004 to 2010 and as Charlie from the earlier family drama Party of Five. He had stepped away from acting for years before The Madison drew him back. Film credits include Bone Tomahawk and We Are Marshall, but this marks his most prominent television return in over a decade.
Who Plays Abigail Reese in The Madison?
Beau Garrett plays Abigail Reese, Stacy and Preston’s divorced older daughter and mother to Bridgette and Macy. Garrett was among the first cast members announced alongside Pfeiffer in August 2024. She is known from Tron: Legacy and the short-lived but beloved Flash Forward. In The Madison, Abigail develops a romantic storyline with Van Davis (Ben Schnetzer), the local rancher and law-enforcement deputy who has experienced his own tragedy.
Who Plays Paige McIntosh in The Madison?
Elle Chapman plays Paige McIntosh, the Clyburns’ younger daughter and Russell’s wife. This is Chapman’s first major series-regular role, though she had a small part in Tom Hanks’ 2022 film A Man Called Otto. Born July 16, 2004, she is the youngest series lead. Multiple critics and cast members have pointed to Chapman as the clear breakout of Season 1, and her performance reportedly required channeling genuine personal grief to land emotionally.
Who Plays Van Davis in The Madison?
Ben Schnetzer plays Van Davis, a local rancher and sheriff’s deputy whose wife died in a freak accident before the series begins. British-American and trained at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Schnetzer broke through in The Book Thief and Pride before appearing in Warcraft and Snowden. Many genre fans know him best from FX’s cancelled Y: The Last Man. Van serves as the bridge between the Clyburn family and the Madison Valley locals.
Who Plays Cade Harris and Kestrel Harris in The Madison?
Kevin Zegers plays Cade Harris, a Montana local with deep roots in the Madison River valley. Canadian actor Zegers started as a child star in the Air Bud franchise before reinventing himself in adult roles on Power, Gossip Girl, and The Rookie: Feds. Danielle Vasinova plays his wife Kestrel, previously seen in Taylor Sheridan’s 1923 and The Bay. The Harrises represent the grounded rural perspective the Clyburns are completely unprepared for.
Who Plays Dr. Phil Yorn and Liliana Weeks in The Madison?
Will Arnett plays Dr. Phil Yorn, Stacy’s New York City therapist who surfaces in Episode 6. His casting was kept out of the initial announcements and revealed only through the teaser trailer. Best known for Arrested Development and voicing BoJack Horseman, Arnett plays against type in a more grounded, dramatic register. Rebecca Spence plays Liliana Weeks, Stacy’s socialite friend who eventually makes her way to Montana. Spence is a seasoned character actress from Contagion, Public Enemies, and Man of Steel.
What Makes The Madison Cast Different From Other Taylor Sheridan Shows?
The Madison cast is the first Sheridan ensemble built around emotional vulnerability rather than toughness. There are no ranchers gritting their teeth at land seizures. Christina Alexandra Voros, who also directed all twelve episodes across both seasons and served a dual role as director of photography after an unexpected last-minute crew change, shoots the cast with unusual intimacy. The show was renewed for Season 2 in August 2025 before a single episode had aired publicly.
The Madison Season 1 Cast: A Show That Earns Its Lineup
What stands out most about The Madison is how specifically each actor was chosen against type. Kurt Russell almost did not make it. Elle Chapman barely had credits. Patrick J. Adams spent years post-Suits in interesting but smaller work. Taylor Sheridan assembled a cast where the gaps in each actor’s resume actually serve the story, a family of people who have not yet figured out who they are in the next chapter. That is precisely why it works.
