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The Madison

63 percent Tomatometer from 51 critics and 57 out of 100 on Metacritic from 22 critics indicates mixed-to-average reception; Michelle Pfeiffer was the most consistent point of praise across outlets against a plot the Guardian called thuddingly simplistic.

63%Critics51 reviews positive
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Renewal: Renewed through Season 3; Season 3 confirmed April 2026. A standalone Sheridan-verse series - not a Yellowstone spinoff. (Wikipedia)

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Reception ledger

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SeasonReleasedBollyMeterCriticsAudienceVerdict
Season 12026 · 6 eps14 March 20266.563%71.0/100ONE-TIME WATCH

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BollyMeter 6.563 percent Tomatometer from 51 critics and 57 out of 100 on Metacritic from 22 critics indicates mixed-to-average reception; Michelle Pfeiffer was the most consistent point of praise across outlets against a plot the Guardian called thuddingly simplistic.
Critics 63%Positive across a sample of 51 reviews.
Audience 71.0/100Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter user rating.
RenewalRenewed through Season 3; Season 3 confirmed April 2026. A standalone Sheridan-verse series - not a Yellowstone spinoff. (Wikipedia)

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Standout episodes

01

Pilot2026-03-14

The Clyburn family's relocation from New York City to Montana's Madison River valley is established through the specific weight of people who are not running toward something but away from a loss they cannot outrun.

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8.1
02

Let the Land Hold Me2026-03-14

The episode's title frames Montana as a kind of external container for grief that internal resources cannot provide - the land as therapist, impervious and impartial.

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8.3
03

Watch Her Fall2026-03-14

The women in the Clyburn family and the local community come into sharper focus as the episode suggests that what looks like collapse from outside sometimes constitutes its own kind of reckoning.

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8.3
04

Tomorrow Is Goodbye2026-03-21

The second half of the season opens with the family at a crossroads - between the Montana commitment and the pull of the life they left, between the river valley's demands and the city's easier grief.

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8.4
05

No Name and a New Dream2026-03-21

The episode stages the dissolution of the old identity and the tentative construction of something new - a Sheridan-verse study in reinvention that asks whether Montana is a place or a story someone tells themselves.

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8.4
06

I Give Me Permission2026-03-21

The Season 1 finale arrives at self-authorisation as the grammar of survival: the Clyburns cannot wait for permission to continue, and the episode treats that recognition as the only resolution grief allows.

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8.2

Seasons

  1. Season 12026 · 6 eps · 14 March 2026ONE-TIME WATCH

The Madison - Quick Answers

When is The Madison's next season releasing?
Renewed through Season 3; Season 3 confirmed April 2026. A standalone Sheridan-verse series - not a Yellowstone spinoff. (Source: Wikipedia.)
Where can I watch The Madison in India?
The Madison streams on Paramount+.
How many seasons of The Madison are there?
The Madison has 1 season so far.
Is The Madison worth watching?
BollyAI rates The Madison a ONE-TIME WATCH at BollyMeter 6.5/10 (Season 1, its strongest).

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