PARAMOUNT+’S LANDMAN ADDS OSCAR® NOMINEE SAM ELLIOTT
FOR HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SECOND SEASON
Starring Oscar Winner Billy Bob Thornton, Oscar Nominee Demi Moore And Oscar Nominee Andy Garcia
From Oscar Nominee Taylor Sheridan and Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Bosque Ranch Productions
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April 29, 2025 – Paramount+ today announced that Academy Award® nominee and Screen Actors Guild Award®-winner, Sam Elliott (1883) will join the second season of Taylor Sheridan’s hit series LANDMAN as a series regular.
Sam Elliott won the Screen Actors Guild Award® for his role in Taylor Sheridan's 1883 and received an Academy Award nomination and a National Board of Review Award for his performance in A Star Is Born. His numerous other film credits include The Big Lebowski, Tombstone and The Contender. On television, Elliott’s credits include a Critics Choice-award-winning performance in Justified, as well as Parks & Rec, Grace and Frankie and The Ranch.
LANDMAN stars Oscar® winner Billy Bob Thornton, Academy Award nominee Demi Moore, Academy Award nominee Andy Garcia, Academy Award nominee Sam Elliott, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie, James Jordan and Colm Feore.
The original drama series is co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace. Season two production is currently underway in Texas.
LANDMAN is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the notable 11-part podcast Boomtown from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly, 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.
LANDMAN ranked as a top 10 SVOD original series across all SVODs for Q4, alongside Paramount+ original series TULSA KING and LIONESS. The series had 35 million global streaming viewers for the premiere episode and set new records for Paramount+:
- Most watched global premiere and finale of any series in Paramount+ history
- #1 Paramount+ original ever on the service
- #1 engagement driver
- #1 on households
Billy Bob Thornton scored a Golden Globe® nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role as “Tommy Norris.”
LANDMAN is executive produced by co-creator Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, co-creator Christian Wallace, Billy Bob Thornton, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Stephen Kay. Dan Friedkin and Jason Hoch for Imperative Entertainment, and J.K. Nickell and Megan Creydt for Texas Monthly also executive produce. Tommy Turtle serves as co-executive producer.
The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions.
LANDMAN is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. Season one is available to stream exclusively on Paramount+. Try it FREE at
ParamountPlus.com.
LANDMAN is the latest addition to Sheridan’s growing slate on Paramount+, which includes 1923, 1883, LIONESS, MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, TULSA KING and LAWMEN: BASS REEVES.
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Source: Top 10 streaming ranks based on Nielsen, Q4-24, P2+ mins, excl. movies; Internal streaming data, Global series premiere viewers defined by Total Watch Time / Run Time for days 1-90 (11/17/24-2/14/25); Full season engagement and HHs ranks based on first 90 Days, Hours/Active Sub HHs.
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101 Studios is a global entertainment company dedicated to the acquisition, financing, development, production and distribution of high-caliber, creator-driven content. With an unmatched television slate partnered with outstanding filmmakers and talent, 101 Studios productions include the award-winning series Yellowstone, GEORGE & TAMMY, 1883 and 1923. We also produce some of the most critically acclaimed shows, such as LAWMEN: BASS REEVES, MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, TULSA KING, LIONESS and LANDMAN.
Building upon this success, 101 Studios’ Unscripted Division works with talented storytellers in bringing their vision to life. Some of these projects include Amazon Prime documentary Kickback, which is an expose on the corruption inside the largest sport’s organization in the world: FIFA; The Last Cowboy, a documentary on the high stakes world of professional horse reining; and the upcoming HBO docuseries about the sexual abuse and cover-up at Ohio State University, co-produced by George Clooney and Grant Heslov's Smokehouse Pictures. On the scripted film side, past releases include the Sundance Audience award winner Burden, as well as the family comedy The War with Grandpa, the historical drama The Current War: Director's Cut, and FINESTKIND. 101 Studios advocates for first-class collaboration and innovation. As an example, we are partnered with iHeartRadio and Sports Illustrated Studios on the Ambie-nominated podcast Choosing Sides: F1. 101 Studios also produces high-profile sports content under its own label, 101 Sports. Additionally, 101 Studios' Brand Division increases the exposure for the properties of our partners to millions across the world.
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