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2024 / Oil-industry drama / Created by Taylor Sheridan & Christian Wallace
West Texas fortunes depend on people working on different scales.
What is Landman about?
Tommy Norris works in the pressured space between oil-field operations and the people who control the money behind them. Set in West Texas, the drama follows a business world where daily practical risks and extraordinary fortunes remain closely connected.
Five things to know.
The starting situation
Tommy’s operational role places him between workers, deals and company interests, making the oil business a set of immediate demands rather than an abstract market.
The world around it
West Texas boomtowns supply the setting, linking oil-field labor with the ambitions of wealthy operators and the surrounding community’s dependence on the industry.
The central pressure
The business offers large rewards while requiring difficult practical decisions, so another person’s financial ambition can become an operational problem for Tommy.
The creative approach
Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace create the drama, with Billy Bob Thornton playing Tommy Norris and an ensemble spanning the industry’s social layers.
Before episode one
This is a fictional drama inspired by the Boomtown podcast, rather than a guide to oil operations, markets or investment decisions.
A thought to take with you.
Tommy’s position connects decisions made at very different scales. The premise invites attention to who handles the practical consequences when wealth, labor and ambition meet in the same business.
Is it your kind of series?
Try it for a West Texas drama about oil-field work and economic power. Expect operational pressures and interpersonal conflict rather than an industry documentary.
Three ideas to take with you.
- A large fortune can depend on small operational decisions.
- Different roles expose people to different kinds of risk.
- An industry is also a community of obligations.
Before you press play.
What is Landman about?
Tommy Norris works in the pressured space between oil-field operations and the people who control the money behind them. Set in West Texas, the drama follows a business world where daily practical risks and extraordinary fortunes remain closely connected.
Who is behind Landman?
Created by Taylor Sheridan & Christian Wallace. Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace create the drama, with Billy Bob Thornton playing Tommy Norris and an ensemble spanning the industry’s social layers.
What kind of series is Landman?
Oil-industry drama. Try it for a West Texas drama about oil-field work and economic power. Expect operational pressures and interpersonal conflict rather than an industry documentary.
Sources & scope
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