Yellowstone co-creator’s new star-studded, rural America series Landman looks like it’ll be another explosive Paramount Plus hit
Expect explosive drama and action aplenty
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The first trailer forLandman, the latest rural America drama from Taylor Sheridan, has been released – and I’m convinced it’ll beParamount Plus' next big TV hit.
Released yesterday (September 5), the forthcoming show’s first teaser doesn’t just give us a glimpse of its impressive star-studded cast. Indeed, the latest original series fromYellowstonecreator Sheridan also gives us our best look yet at the explosive melodrama that’ll not only be a major part ofLandman’s appeal, but has also come to define many of Sheridan’s acclaimed works for Paramount’s streaming platform.
Hooked already? I know I am. After all, Sheridan’s track record with making engrossing television for one of the world’sbest streaming servicesis incredibly strong.
The incredibly popularYellowstone, which Sheridan co-created with John Linson, is one of thebest Paramount Plus showsaround, notwithstanding, Sheridan has almost single-handedly put Paramount’s streamer on the map with a number of other highly-rated series. That roster includesYellowstonespin-offs1883and1923, the Jeremy Renner-ledMayor of Kingstown(Sheridan co-created it with Hugh Dilllon), the Sylvester Stallone-starringTulsa King, and the Zoe Saldana-frontedSpecial Ops: Lioness. There’s no reason to suspect, then, that this’ll be a certified dud among viewers and/or critics upon release.
Speaking of its launch date,Landmanis set to make its Paramount Plus debut on Sunday, November 17. It’ll arrive with a two-episode premiere, with new installments set to air weekly on the platform until its finale is released on January 12, 2025.
Who is part of Landman’s cast? And what’s it about?
Plot wise, there isn’t much to go on. Paramount is playing it pretty coy on the story brief front, with only a couple of differently worded synopses being released before and alongsideLandman’s first trailer.
In a press blast accompanying the show’s inaugural teaser, Paramount simply said ofLandman’s story: “Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas,Landmanis a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs”. As I said, that’s about as secretive as you’re going to get from a story synopsis standpoint, but there are other snippets of information that we know about it.
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Firstly,Landmanisn’t a wholly original idea concocted by Sheridan. It’s actually based on a monthly podcast series calledBoomtownthat was developed by Christian Lawrence and produced by Texas Monthly. The 11-part series, which launched on audio streaming platforms includingSpotifyandApple Podcastsin December 2019, tells the story of the ever-expanding big oil industry in the Permian Basin, which sits in the southwest corner of Texas.
As for the other big thing we’ve learned aboutLandman, it concerns its extremely talented cast. Indeed, there are plenty of heavy hitters set to star in it, including Billy Bob Thorton (Fargo,Goliath), Demi Moore (Empire), John Hamm (Mad Men), Michael Pena (Ant-Man), Ali Larter (Heroes), and Andy Garcia (The Untouchables,The Godfather Part III).
Landmanis set to compete for viewer’s attention with some big TV rivals in mid-November, not least fromCobra Kaiseason 6 part 2, which arrives onNetflixon November 15. But, armed with its star-studded cast, engrossing plot, and talented showrunner in Sheridan at the helm, it’s got a good chance of holding its own.
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