Landman Season 3 Is Officially Coming to Paramount+
The series is still early in its sophomore run, having only aired four episodes of Landman Season 2. Still, Paramount+ is looking to strike gold. The streamer has officially renewed the oil drama for Landman Season 3. It’s great news for anyone currently watching the Norris story unfold, as it ensures there will be plenty of room to tell it. Landman Season 2 will likely reach a sort of resolution for the stories that are currently unfolding, as Tommy (Thornton) and Cami Miller (Demi Moore) face mounting financial pressure while operating M-Tex Oil in the wake of Monty’s (Jon Hamm) death. According to Paramount, the remainder of Landman Season 2 will see Tommy Norris nearing a breaking point:
Landman Is Paramount+’s Most Popular Series
Paramount+ announced on December 5 that Landman had been officially renewed for Season 3, noting that Season 2’s historic viewership took the platform to new heights. Landman Season 2’s premiere set new viewership records for the streamer, with Paramount+ reporting that its opening garnered over 9.2 million streaming views throughout its first two days on the platform. The number was a +262% increase from Landman Season 1’s premiere, which also set viewing records for Paramount+. Landman Season 1 was a massive hit for the streamer, becoming its biggest original series debut. While the return of 1923 briefly outperformed it, Landman is back on top, with Season 2’s premiere ranking as Paramount+’s most-watched original series ever.
Beyond its local success on the platform, Landman Season 2’s massive premiere made it one of the top three original streaming series during the week of its debut. The numbers prove that Landman has struck a chord with Paramount’s subscribers, but has also found itself near the center of the zeitgeist, becoming a facet of the culture.
Landman Could Be Paramount+’s Anchor in a Post-Sheridan Landscape
Such an early renewal for Landman Season 3 shows that Paramount has a lot of faith in the Thornton-led oil drama. Paramount putting its money on Landman could signal that the streamer is setting the series up to anchor the platform in a post-Sheridan Paramount landscape, making it the new flagship, even after Sheridan departs. The Yellowstone co-creator will stay with Paramount through 2028 as per his contract, but once 2029 hits, Sheridan will be creating for NBCUniversal, and therefore Peacock. That said, Paramount could be putting the cart ahead of the horse with Landman to speed up its progress, as Sheridan could produce another season or two before his exit. Regardless, Sheridan’s departure puts the fate of many of his series in question, like NOLA King, his Tulsa King spinoff that has recently entered production without a showrunner. Other Sheridan shows, like Mayor of Kingstown, are wrapping up after their current seasons. Paramount+ is probably grappling with how to maintain the creative engine Sheridan built without its engineer. Beyond Sheridan’s involvement, the lightning-fast renewal could indicate that Paramount intends to capitalize on Landman, whether he is involved in the project or not. Landman co-creator Christian Wallace has said of Sheridan’s exit that, after two seasons, they have “barely skimmed the surface of what we can do and what we want to do,” forecasting a bright future.
