Comedic Actor Will Arnett Added To The Cast Of Taylor Sheridan’s ‘The Madison’

Yet another cast addition to the highly anticipated Taylor Sheridan series.

After a long wait and a lot of speculation, The Madison is set to premiere on March 14 on Paramount+. The Taylor Sheridan show that has been teased and talked about for years finally set a premiere date just a couple of weeks ago. That was met with a lot of excitement from fans, especially because the series has already shot and wrapped on two separate seasons.

The Madison is described to be some of Sheridan’s most intimate work, and will tell a story that explores grief and human connection. As far as plot is concerned, the series revolves around the titular character of Stacy Clyburn, a wealthy matriarch who upends her life in New York City to move her and her family to Montana following a plane crash that kills her husband and brother-in-law.

The show is set to star Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell as leads of the series. The rest of the cast is filled out by actors and actresses like Danielle Vasinova, Ben Schnetzer, Patrick J. Adams, Beau Garrett, Amiah Miller, Elle Chapman, and Alaina Pollack, among others. They’ve been attached to the series for quite some time.

Then, when Paramount+ shared the first official teaser for the new show, another big name that hadn’t been mentioned was confirmed to star in the series: Will Arnett.

The comedic actor, known for his roles in Arrested Development and The Lego Batman Movie, has been dipping into more serious roles lately. He just recently starred in the Bradley Cooper-directed Is This Thing On?, and now he’ll be playing a therapist in New York City named Phil Yorn in The Madison. It’s an interesting addition to an already star-studded cast.

And there’s a good chance that you’ve seen The Madison described as a “Yellowstone spinoff.” We here at Whiskey Riff, as well as some of the biggest entertainment publications in the world (Variety, The Hollywood Reporter), have all referred to the Taylor Sheridan show as a spinoff – in some form or fashion – of Yellowstone.

That is apparently not the case.

Representatives on behalf of Paramount+ reached out to us after sharing a recent story about the series saying that the show is, in fact, “not a Yellowstone spinoff.” We were asked to “remove that language” from the article. We then asked for clarification on if The Madison will have any relation to Yellowstone whatsoever, and have yet to hear back. Stay tuned for any clarification on that.

For quite some time, fans and entertainment publications alike have tried to figure out how The Madison would fit into the larger Yellowstone story. As it turns out… it might not at all. But one thing we do know for sure is that the new series with a March 14 premiere boasts quite the impressive cast – and considering we found out Arnett will be joining only because of the teaser, who knows who else could pop up in the new Taylor Sheridan series.

You can see Will Arnett’s Phil Yorn character in this teaser that Paramount+ shared earlier this week: