Landman is maybe Taylor Sheridan's best series of late. Following all the Yellowstone spin-offs, Lioness and Tulsa King, Landman is funny, raw and real. It's golden age TV.
Based on the podcast Boomtown hosted by Christian Wallace, Landman, stars Billy Bob Thornton in the lead role as a landman at an oil company.
Paramount+ started streaming the ten part first season mid-November, last year. Concluding early Monday morning, The Crumbs of Hope was almost a movie length episode. Full of drama and plot lines leading into (a hopeful) second season.
No spoilers here for this premium drama though.
So other than Billy Bob Thornton offering some wild, memorable one liners, Landman is set within the world of oilfields in West Texas, where "roughnecks and wildcat billionaires are fuelling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics."
Thornton's lead character, Tommy Norris, can be abrasive, as is the out-of-town lawyer investigating a fatal accident early in the season.
Alongside Thornton, Jacob Lofland, Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Mark Collie, Paulina Chávez, Jon Hamm, Octavio Rodriguez & J.R. Villarreal all star. While Demi Moore plays Hamm's wife.
Whilst being absent for a large chunk of the series, the way things are left off, Moore could be a more major player in season two.
Unofficially too, in May, it was stated by Demi Moore that the series had scored a second season, with production commencing in early 2025.
God I hope this is right. However Paramount+ would be stupid to can this. Alongside a premium Taylor Sheridan drama.
Wanting more Taylor Sheridan? Well, 1923 returns for it's second and final season next month!
Also fingers crossed for news on Tulsa King and Lioness in coming months. Both shows concluded late last year, so come on already Paramount+. With Showtime with Paramount+ dramas also coming to an end soon (The Agency and Dexter prequel), Showtime is finally getting its mojo back.
With Yellowjackets also set to return next month, Paramount+ is on a bit of a roll.
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