We’ve been hearing about it for years now, but Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s latest Paramount+ original series is finally coming to one of the best streaming services around. In a couple of months, the Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm-led series about the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas will introduce us to all kinds of characters and situations in the lucrative yet dangerous oil fields.
But before that happens, we’ve put together a guide that breaks down everything you need to know about the show including the cast, trailer, and exactly when the Landman premiere date lands on the 2024 TV schedule.
What Is The Landman Premiere Date?
Anyone with a Paramount+ subscription will be able to watch Landman when it premieres on Sunday, November 17, 2024. This is just one of the major shows coming to the popular streaming service this fall, as Tulsa King Season 2 is slated to kick off in September.
What Is Landman About?
Taylor Sheridan has a knack for developing ambitious projects that deal with practically every aspect of their respective settings, and it sounds like that trend won’t be stopping with Landman. Paramount+ has described the series as a modern-day saga about those seeking fortune in West Texas. Focusing on both the blue-collar roughnecks who work the oil fields and the billionaires fueling the operations, this upstairs/downstairs story will surely be a complex drama focusing on the interconnected nature of the industry and those in it.
The Landman Cast
When Landman premieres it will bring with it a talented cast of actors led by Academy Award winner Billy Bob Thornton and Golden Globe winner Jon Hamm. Let’s take a look at the main actors and the characters they’ll be playing in this West Texas drama series.
Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris
Billy Bob Thornton has been attached to star in Landman since February 2022, when Paramount+ announced that the critically acclaimed actor and filmmaker would be taking on the role of Tommy Norris, a crisis manager working in the Texas oil industry. This will be the latest in a line of TV appearances for him that includes shows like Fargo, 1883, and Goliath.
Jon Hamm as Monty Miller
Jon Hamm, who has found great small-screen success on shows like Mad Men and Fargo, will be taking on the role of Monty Miller, a Texas oil industry titan. Paramount+ has announced that Monty and Tommy go way back, both personally and professionally.
Demi Moore as Cami Miller
Demi Moore will be showing up as Cami Miller, a character described by Paramount+ as Monty’s wife and Tommy’s longtime friend. Landman is Moore’s second TV project of the year, as she previously portrayed Ann Woodward on FX’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans.
Andy Garcia as Galino
In May 2024, Deadline reported that Andy Garcia would be joining the Landman cast as Galino, a character described as capable, powerful, and practical. How he fits into the picture is not yet known.
Ali Larter as Angela Norris
Ali Larter will be taking on the role of Angela Norris, Tommy’s wife, Paramount+ has announced. Over the years, Larter has appeared on shows like The Rookie, Creepshow, and Heroes.
Michael Pena as Armando
Michael Pena will be showing up as a guest star when he takes on the role of Armando, according to EW. Pena’s no stranger to the small screen, as he’s appeared on shows like Jack Ryan, Narcos: Mexico, and The Shield.
Michelle Randolph as Ainsley Norris
In May 2023, Deadline announced that Michelle Randolph, best known for portraying Elizabeth Strafford on 1923, had joined the cast as Thornton’s on-screen daughter, Ainsley Norris.
Jacob Lofland as Cooper Norris
Jacob Lofland was also revealed as a member of the Landman cast by Deadline in May 2023. Lofland previously landed roles on The Son and Justified, and is set to appear in Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux.
Kayla Wallace as Rebecca Savage
In January 2024, Deadline revealed that Kayla Wallace and a number of other actors had been added to the Landman supporting cast. Wallace, who got engaged to her When Calls the Heart co-star in late 2022, has appeared on shows like The Good Doctor and Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist over the years.
James Jordan as Dale Bradley
James Jordan, who has worked with Taylor Sheridan extensively in the past, was also added to the Landman cast in January 2024. He’ll be taking on the role of a petroleum engineer by the name of Dale Bradley.
Mark Collie as Sheriff Joeberg
Country music singer Mark Collie will show up in Landman as Sheriff Joeberg, a West Texas official watching over the boomtown.
Paulina Chávez as Ariana
Paulina Chávez, best known for her work on Fate: The Winx Saga, will also appear on Landman and will play the role of a young mother named Ariana.
The Landman Trailer
In September 2024, Paramount+ gave us our first proper look at Landman with the show’s explosive trailer. The nearly two-minute-long trailer introduces several of the major players with a major focus on the tense working relationship shared by Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris and Jon Hamm’s Monty Miller. But that isn’t all, as you can see below:
Based on what we’ve seen so far, Landman feels like a combination of Yellowstone, Friday Night Lights, and There Will Be Blood, which has us all the more excited to see how this epic drama series set in West Texas unfolds this fall. Even if Paramount+ doesn’t release another trailer, this clip sets the stage and stakes extremely well.
The Series Is Inspired By Texas Monthly’s Boomtown Podcast
In recent years, we’ve started to see TV shows based on podcasts become increasingly popular, with famous actors like Samuel L. Jackson and Kevin Hart even teaming up for a new true crime series on Peacock. Well, you can add Landman to that list, as the upcoming Paramount+ series is inspired by Texas Monthly’s Boomtown podcast.
Upon premiering in December 2019, the Christian Wallace-hosted podcast spent 11 episodes (plus two bonus installments) exploring how the oil industry brought both great fortune and tremendous pain to the one-time quiet Permian Basin in West Texas. The series also explored the short-term and long-term effects of the industry on the people, economy, politics, and climate of the boomtown.
How Many Episodes Are There In Landman?
Ten-episode seasons seem to be the golden number for TV dramas, and that’ll be the case for Landman once it premieres this fall. Paramount+ has announced that the first two episodes will premiere back-to-back on November 17, 2024, with single episodes becoming available each Sunday until the season concludes in January 2025.
What Is The Landman Rating?
With a show about roughnecks and oil executives living dangerous lives in a West Texas boomtown, we can expect some intense violence, drama, and language before everything is said and done. At the start of the Landman trailer, before we see people set ablaze in a burning oil field, drinking, or anything of the sort, the TV-MA rating flashes across the screen, letting us know what’s to come.
This shouldn’t be all that surprising considering Yellowstone, which has its brutal moments, has been TV-MA since its 2018 debut, and a lot of Taylor Sheridan’s movies have been released with R ratings. How far Sheridan and company push things this time around, however, is anybody’s guess.
Expect to hear much more about Landman and Sheridan’s other upcoming projects in the future. In the meantime, check out CinemaBlend’s updated 2025 TV schedule for all the latest on the new and returning shows coming out next year.
