“Landman”, a new 10-part TV show from Taylor Sheridan (“Yellowstone“, “Tulsa King” etc), is based on the smash hit podcast “Boomtown”, about the dirty side of the oil business. Just add Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris in a role written specifically for him.
The first two episodes of “Landman” premiere exclusively on Paramount Plus in the U.S. and internationally — viewers can watch it from anywhere with a VPN.
Billy Bob is in full fabulous Billy Bob mode here – “I quit drinking, I’ll stick with the beer” and “Texas ain’t no different to Dodge City, first come the dreamers, then the bankers and then the desperate… I’m a divorced alcoholic £500,000 in debt and I’m one of the lucky ones.” You get the picture.
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