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Landman Season 2 adds a new star from creator Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone universe Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By BRIAN GALLAGHER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 20:44 EDT, 29 April 2025 | Updated: 20:46 EDT, 29 April 2025 e-mail View comments Paramount Plus' beloved new series Landman is getting a new star for its second season, one fans familiar with Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone universe will be familiar with.
The first season of Landman debuted in mid-November 2024 with the 10-episode season wrapping up in early January, starring Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris. The streaming service renewed the series for a second season back in March, with production starting up earlier this month. Thornton returns alongside Demi Moore , Andy Garcia, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie, James Jordan and Colm Feore in Season 2.
Sheridan also created Landman alongside Christian Wallace, based on Wallace's Boomtown podcast. Who will be joining Thornton and the rest of the cast in the West Texas oil drama? It's none other than Sam Elliott, who starred in Sheridan's Yellowstone prequel 1883. Paramount Plus' beloved new series Landman is getting a new star for its second season, one fans familiar with Taylor Sheridan's (above) Yellowstone universe will be familiar with The first season of Landman debuted in mid-November 2024 with the 10-episode season wrapping up in early January, starring Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris Who will be joining Thornton and the rest of the cast in the West Texas oil drama? It's none other than Sam Elliott, who starred in Sheridan's Yellowstone prequel 1883.
There are no details as to what character Elliott may be portraying on the show, which follows the lives of both blue collar and white collar men and women in the West Texas gas and oil industry. It's possible that Elliott could be playing Thornton's on-screen father, though they're just 11 years apart, but we'll have to wait and see. Read More Landman fans are all saying the same thing about the sexually-charged Paramount Plus series This will be Elliott's second stint in a Taylor Sheridan series, following his portrayal of Shea Brennan in the first Yellowstone prequel 1883.
Brennan was a former Union Army captain who works for the Pinkerton Agency, leading a wagon train expedition westward. His emotional portrayal of Brennan - fueled by the loss of the character's wife and daughter to smallpox - earned Elliott a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2023. With production currently under way in Texas, it's possible the second season could eye a November debut like the first season, though no date has been revealed yet.
The show is set in the West Texas oil fields, following the fictional oil company M-TEX and landman Tommy Norris, who juggles both his wild job and his family. When Tommy's not trying to control his ex Angela (Ali Larter) and daughter Ainsley (Michelle Randolph), he's trying to protect M-TEX's stake in a volatile landscape including drug cartels and rival oil companies. It's possible that Elliott could be playing Thornton's on-screen father, though they're just 11 years apart, but we'll have to wait and see His emotional portrayal of Brennan - fueled by the loss of the character's wife and daughter to smallpox - earned Elliott a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2023 This will be Elliott's second stint in a Taylor Sheridan series, following his portrayal of Shea Brennan in the first Yellowstone prequel 1883 When Tommy's not trying to control his ex Angela (Ali Larter) and daughter Ainsley (Michelle Randolph), he's trying to protect M-TEX's stake in a volatile landscape including drug cartels and rival oil companies Landman ranked as a top 10 streaming video on demand (SVOD) original series in the fourth quarter of 2024.
'The series had 35 million global streaming viewers for the premiere episode and set new several records for Paramount Plus. It was the streaming service's m ost watched global premiere and finale in the streamer's history, and it was its top original show, engagement driver and household hit. Elliott will next lend his voice to The Dragon in the upcoming film Grendel alongside Bryan Cranston, Dave Bautista and Jeff Bridges.
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