Robert Redford received a special tribute on the series premiere of Taylor Sheridan’s new show The Madison.
The pilot episode—which premiered on Paramount+ on Saturday, March 14—concluded with a dedication to Redford, who died in September 2025 at age 89. Viewers wondered why the late actor earned a shout-out in the end credits since he did not appear to be involved with the series. Sheridan, 55, seemingly made the decision to include the tribute because of the influence Redford’s films had not only on The Madison but also on his previous hit show Yellowstone.
“I can’t speak to the decision that was entirely Taylor’s. What I will say is, anyone who sees the show will understand why it is a love letter in many ways to a world that Redford certainly introduced to me,” The Madison executive producer and director Christina Alexandra Voros told TV Insider at the Monday, March 9, New York City premiere. “His name as a tribute at the end of that episode feels like the absolutely appropriate move to make.”
The impact of Redford’s films on Sheridan’s work can be felt elsewhere in season 1 when the Clyburn family watches A River Runs Through It, the 1992 Montana-set period drama directed by the late star. For Sheridan, the landscapes seen in Redford’s movies inspired his own approach to the visual aspects of his TV shows, which highlight the land as much as the characters.
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The Madison follows the Clyburns as they relocate from New York City to Montana. The family drama starsMichelle Pfeiffer (Stacy Clyburn), Kurt Russell (Preston Clyburn), Beau Garrett (Abigail Reese), Elle Chapman (Paige McIntosh), Patrick J. Adams (Russell McIntosh), Amiah Miller (Bridgett Reese), Alaina Pollack (Macy Reese), Ben Schnetzer (Van Davis), Kevin Zegers (Cade Harris), Rebecca Spence (Liliana Weeks), Danielle Vasinova (Kestrel Harris) and Matthew Fox (Paul Clyburn).
Beyond The Madison, Redford had another connection to Sheridan prior to his death. Sheridan previously revealed that he initially pitched Yellowstone as a film, referring to it as “The Godfather in Montana.” Once the project transitioned into a TV series in development at HBO, Sheridan received pushback from the network about casting Kevin Costner as leading man John Dutton.
“They said, ‘We want Robert Redford,’” he recalled to The Hollywood Reporter in June 2023. “They said, ‘If you can get us Robert Redford, we’ll greenlight the pilot.’”
Sheridan ultimately convinced Redford to take on the main role on Yellowstone after an in-person meeting.
“I drive to Sundance and spend the day with him and he agrees to play John Dutton,” he recounted. “I call the senior vice president in charge of production and say, ‘I got him!’ ‘You got who?’ ‘Robert Redford.’ ‘What?!’ ‘You said if I got Robert Redford, you’d greenlight the show.’”
Despite Sheridan’s major accomplishment in landing Redford, HBO apparently still was not pleased.
He added: “And he says—and you can’t make this shit up—‘We meant a Robert Redford type.’”
Costner, 71, ultimately ended up playing John Dutton on Yellowstone, which aired for five seasons on Paramount Network from June 2018 to December 2024. Redford, for his part, was not involved with the show.
The first three episodes of The Madison are now streaming on Paramount+. Part two of the first season premieres on Saturday, March 21.
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