Actor Neal McDonough is proud to play Jesus, as he explained during an appearance on Fox & Friends to discuss his involvement in Fox

Faith’s controversial series The Life of Jesus Podcast, a faith-based production featuring characters from the Bible. Hosted by Ainsley

Earhardt, the 52-episode podcast guides listeners through the life of Jesus Christ through celebrity voices. The Yellowstone and Desperate

Housewives alum told the morning show, “I’m not really a political person. I call myself a God-fearing American. I think there are tons and tons of people like that out there. So to be able to have a project that really talks about God. And 52 segments,…

Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone empire keeps expanding — and this week, the most mysterious branch of the franchise finally showed signs of life. The Madison, the Michelle Pfeiffer–led neo-Western spinoff, quietly shut down portions of downtown Dallas on Tuesday night to

shoot scenes disguised as New York City, signaling that Season 2 is already underway before Season 1 has even been given a premiere date. Yes, this is an odd one — they’re already on Season 2 despite Season 1 being nothing more than a whisper.

The Madison centers on a wealthy New York family uprooting their lives after tragedy and resettling in rural Montana. Pfeiffer stars as Stacy Clyburn, a grief-shaken matriarch trying to rebuild, while Matthew Fox appears opposite her as Paul, a self-sufficient outdoorsman who’s very much the anti-Manhattan stereotype. The series is billed as part of the Yellowstone universe, and was initially referred to as a sequel series — but how exactly it connects remains one of Sheridan’s favorite unsolved mysteries. In September, one of the worst kept secrets around, Kurt Russell was finally confirmed to be joining the cast.

The Madison has been in the works for a long time. This was the series that initially had Matthew McConaughey attached before scheduling differences caused him to depart the project. The cast already includes Danielle Vasinova, Ben Schnetzer (rumored by fans to be this series’ “Rip Wheeler” archetype), Patrick J. Adams, Beau Garrett, Amiah Miller, and Elle Chapman. Schnetzer plays a rancher; Chapman and Garrett portray Pfeiffer’s daughters — the entitled Paige McIntosh and the dry-witted, newly divorced Abigail Reese. Meanwhile, Adams plays Paige’s investment-banker husband, while Russell’s role is currently undisclosed.