Read our Privacy noticeKurt Russell has defended Taylor Sheridan’s writing against criticism that the cowboy creator over-sexualizes his female characters. The actor, who stars on Sheridan’s newest Western series The Madison, praised Sheridan’s work as “compelling” and described the upcoming family drama as “female-gaze-oriented” in a recent interview. “I think that it's a very different show for Taylor in that it's a very female-gaze-oriented show. The Madison, a modern day spin-off of Sheridan’s hit show Yellowstone, follows the Clyburn family as they move from New York City to Montana following a tragedy. Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Elle Chapman, Beau Garrett, Matthew Fox, Patrick J. Adams and Will Arnett star in the show.