Sam Elliott is set to appear as a series regular in Season 2 of “Landman” at Paramount+.
Season 2 of the Taylor Sheridan series is currently in production in Texas. The exact details of Elliott’s role are being kept under wraps. He will appear alongside series lead Billy Bob Thornton as well as returning cast members Demi Moore, Ali Larter, Andy Garcia, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie, James Jordan, and Colm Feore.
What This Means For Landman Season 2: Thornton, Elliott And Sheridan Are Staging A Reunion
Elliott and Thornton first shared the screen together in the hit Western Tombstone, and later reunited for 1883. Thornton then signed on for his second Sheridan-created project, joining Landman as Tommy Norris, and now the reunion is complete, with Elliott making his own hop from Sheridan’s defunct Wild West-set Yellowstone Universe series to the busy writer-director-producer’s very-much-alive Paramount+ neo-Western drama.
Monty Miller was the high-powered corporate type, providing a counterpoint to Thornton’s grizzled Tommy. It’s not impossible that Elliott could play against type and fill Hamm’s shoes as the new sharp-dressed man on the other side of the cell phone from the ever-exasperated Tommy, but placing Elliott in such a role seems like a less-than-natural fit.
This is not the first time Elliott has worked with Thornton, as they both appeared in the film “Tombstone,” though they only shared one scene. They also both appeared in the Paramount+ series “1883,” the first “Yellowstone” prequel that also hailed from Sheridan.
Elliott is primarily known for his film roles, though he has starred in shows like “The Ranch” and “Grace and Frankie” at Netflix, while he also earned Emmy nominations for his work in the Western miniseries “Buffalo Girls” and the Adult Swim show “Robot Chicken.” Elliot received an Oscar nomination for his performance in Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” and is known for films like “Tombstone,” “Mask,” “The Big Lebowski,” and “The Contender.”
He is repped by Berwick & Kovacik and Gersh.
“Landman” was created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace. It is based on the podcast “Boomtown” and deals with both executives and field workers in the West Texas oil business.
Sheridan and Wallace executive produce along with Thornton, David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Stephen Kay. Dan Friedkin and Jason Hoch for Imperative Entertainment also executive produce along with J.K. Nickell and Megan Creydt for Texas Monthly. Tommy Turtle serves as co-executive producer. The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions.
