Filming’s currently underway on Taylor Sheridan’s latest drama, Landman, starring Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade). The new drama, set in West Texas, joins Sheridan’s roster of projects at Paramount+ that includes Mayor of Kingstown, 1883, 1923, Special Ops: Lioness, Tulsa King, and Lawmen: Bass Reeves. (Sheridan’s Yellowstone is on Paramount Network.)
Joining Billy Bob Thornton are Ali Larter (The Rookie), Michelle Randolph (1923), and Jacob Lofland (Joker 2). Kayla Wallace (When Calls the Heart), James Jordan (Yellowstone), Mark Collie (Nashville), and Paulina Chávez (The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia) also star.
“Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “Based on the notable 11-part podcast ‘Boomtown,’ the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.”
Sheridan and Christian Wallace co-created the series and serve as executive producers. David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman, and Stephen Kay also executive produce.
Additionally, Imperative Development LLC’s Dan Friedkin and Jason Hoch and Texas Monthly’s J.K. Nickell and Megan Creydt serve as executive producers. The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions.
Paramount+ hasn’t set a targeted premiere date.
Billy Bob Thornton’s recent credits include Devil’s Creek, The Gray Man, Goliath, London Fields, and Fargo season one.
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