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“Landman” returns for its highly anticipated second season Sunday, Nov. 16, on Paramount+, seeing the titular man contend with a new boss. Billy Bob Thornton in “Landman”
Cover Story Dirty oil: Troubles mount in new season of ‘Landman’ By Sarah Passingham Oil is not a clean business, in more ways than one. “Landman” returns for its highly anticipated second season Sunday, Nov. 16, on Paramount+, seeing the titular man contend with a new boss. Billy Bob Thornton (“Goliath”) stars as Tommy Norris, whose title of operations VP for M-Tex Oil has him wedged between the executive suite and the oilfields as he smooths out any and every wrinkle in the oil company’s day-to-day. This season, after her husband worked himself into an early grave, Cami Miller (Demi Moore, “The Substance,” 2024) steps into his shoes at the top of M-Tex Oil. “The only difference between me and my husband is I’m meaner,” Cami reassures a banquet room full of bank presidents in the official trailer for the upcoming season.
Though Cami is undeniably the boss, her appointment does not come without power struggles. Tommy is a man that can crack the truth of any situation with a well-timed monologue, and the new season’s trailer is no exception. “She owns it, but I run the company,” he says plainly over drinks with a doubter, clawing responsibility out of Cami’s hands behind the scenes. Thornton spoke to Deadline about the dynamic between Cami and Tommy, who have to work together more closely than ever before this season. Cami’s got to learn some of the business from Tommy, Thornton explained, “you can know something intellectually but what are the street smarts behind it? I know how to deal with these people she’s going to have to deal with. I just tell her, ‘Look, some of these deals you can take but
when it gets really weird and difficult, let me know because I know these guys.’” Joining the cast this season is Academy Award nominee Sam Elliott (“A Star Is Born,” 2018) as Tommy’s father, who answers to “Pop” in the trailer. Whatever state Tommy and Pop’s relationship is kept in, something this season has moved the oil company fixer to trek out to Pop’s ranch, haul his dad home and into a seat at his dining room table. Also new this season is Stefania Spampinato (“Station 19”) as Gallino’s wife. Returning actors include Andy Garcia (“Pain Hustlers,” 2023) as Gallino; Ali Larter (“The Rookie”) as Tommy’s ex-wife Angela Norris; Jacob Lofland (“Joker: Folie a Deux,” 2024) as Tommy’s son Cooper; Michelle Randolph (“1923”) as Tommy’s daughter Ainsley; Paulina Chavez
(“Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love”) as Ariana Medina; Kayla Wallace (“When Calls the Heart”) as lawyer Rebecca Falcone; Mark Collie (“Nashville”) as Sheriff Walt Joeberg; James Jordan (“Lioness”) as engineer Dale Bradley; and Colm Feore (“The Umbrella Academy”) as Nathan. “Landman” is inspired by the podcast series “Boomtown,” about the modern-day West Texas oil boom. Podcast Host Christian Wallace co-created the streaming series with Paramount+ royalty, Taylor Sheridan, known for “Yellowstone” and its various interconnected sister series. While all of Sheridan’s series find their audience, “Landman” sits at the top of the ladder as the number one Paramount+ original series, setting viewership records for the streamer with its first season.
In Focus
In Focus “The Beatles Anthology 2025” (Disney+ — Nov. 26, Special Premiere) An Apple Corps’ landmark documentary series, this special release explores the life and times of the most influential and beloved band of all time, as told by The Beatles themselves. Beautifully restored by Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post and expanded from eight to nine episodes, the series offers an unprecedented and intimate view of The Beatles’ legendary trajectory and inner workings.
“Stranger Things” - Season 5 (Netflix — Nov. 26, Season Premiere) This series’ long-awaited final season — releasing in three parts between Nov. 26 and Dec. 31 — catches up with the inhabitants of Hawkins in the fall of 1987. Scarred by the opening of the Rifts, the group is united by a single goal: to find and kill Vecna. The cast includes Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery and Maya Hawke.