Landman Season 2’s finale was cautiously optimistic, teasing that a new power player is about to stake its claim on the West Texas oil patch, but Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris has arguably put himself and his family in a more precarious position by leaving M-Tex and going independent. His startup is scrappy compared to the industry heavyweights, and Season 3 is expected to lean on that mismatch. Landman star James Jordan said Season 3 has ramped up development, and he’s read enough of the script to confirm a story reset. Speaking with MovieWeb, he teased that the odds are heavily stacked against Tommy’s CTT Oil Exploration and Cattle, and knowing how things previously went sideways on the field and in the boardroom with deadly onsite mishaps and brutal takeovers, it’s safe to assume the new season will again stretch Tommy past his limits:
“I’m just going to say we jump right back into it… It’s going to be a really wild season. As you know, last season, we’re going out on our own. We’re starting our own oil company from the ground up, bricks up, foundation up. And so we’ll just see how it goes for these folks. It’s going to be a roller coaster. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

Plot details for Season 3 remain under heavy wraps, but series co-creator Christian Wallace previously hinted that last season’s happy ending would be short-lived. That does not bode well for Tommy’s family-run business, especially now that it’s in direct competition with a cartel-backed M-Tex and a ruthless, reckless Cami Miller (Demi Moore) at the helm. Tommy himself cut a deal with the same cartel to fund his startup, putting his family’s safety in immediate risk. Thornton and Moore are expected to return in Landman Season 3 alongside co-stars Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, James Jordan, Kayla Wallace, and Sam Elliott as Tommy’s father, T.L. Norris. Andy García is also expected to have a bigger presence as Danny “Gallino” Morrell, the cartel-tied puppet master who infused dirty money into CTT and M-Tex.

It would be interesting to see how the narrative shift plays out in Landman Season 3, and whether Tommy’s company could survive against cutthroat competitors. Unfortunately, we’ll have to wait a bit longer for the premiere, with the new season now expected to drop next year. Jordan revealed that they’re set to start filming in three weeks as of writing, and that’s expected to continue until the first quarter of 2027.

Landman is gearing up for a new war in Season 3 with Tommy facing threats from multiple fronts. After mending his fractured family, he’s now putting it all on the line in a high-stakes gamble that could either put CCT Oil on the map or end up as a cautionary tale about ambition, hubris, and downfall.

Release Date

November 17, 2024

Network

Paramount