Casting News: Kurt Russell Joins Yellowstone Spinoff The Madison, Jane Krakowski on Brilliant Minds and More

Kurt Russell is officially entering the YellowSpecific details about Russell’s character have not been announced, but sources tell Variety that

he will likely play the husband of Michelle Pfeiffer’s Stacy Clyburn, a wealthy Manhattanite who heads to Big Sky Country in the wake of a family tragedy.
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Casting News: Kurt Russell Joins Yellowstone Spinoff The Madison, Jane  Krakowski on Brilliant Minds and More - IMDb

stone universe. While his casting was already heavily speculated, it’s now confirmed that Russell is joining the cast of spinoff series The Madison.

In the wake of the 2025 Emmys, USC Annenberg has released its annual Inclusion List, looking back at the most diverse television series, creators and networks in 2024. This is the fourth year of the project, which has evaluated nearly 1,000 shows since it began in 2021.

By this list, 2024’s top 10 series for inclusivity were “Land of Women,” “Unprisoned,” “Sunny,” “Queenie,” “Bob Hearts Abishola,” “House of Payne,” “Clipped,” “Assisted Living,” “Griselda,” and “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist.”

 

Casting News: Kurt Russell Joins Yellowstone Spinoff The Madison, Jane  Krakowski on Brilliant Minds and More - IMDb

 

Assembled by Dr. Stacy L. Smith and the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, the Inclusion List uses to evaluate television series through quantitative data to establish which shows, networks and creators support inclusion and promote the most diversity.

With Alien: Earth‘s success, Noah Hawley has reclaimed his position as one of the best filmmakers in the sci-fi genre. The series has scored 7.6 out of 10 on IMDb, and has a rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes. In fact, Legion, the show he worked on before Alien: Earth, proves that he is the perfect fit for directing Marvel’s X-Men reboot film.

Legion aired for three seasons, from 2017 to 2019, and is hailed as one of the most acclaimed superhero series based on Marvel characters. With his expertise in the sci-fi genre as well as his experience working with mutant characters, Noah Hawley would definitely nail the X-Men movie, should Marvel give him a chance.