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A modern-day story about finding fortune in the world of West Texas oil rigs
Watch writer/director Taylor Sheridan’s most popular movies and TV series on IMDb, sorted by user rating. A landman, at least one who works in the petroleum industry, will act as a middleman between the exploration companies and the landowners. Typically, a landman’s job is to negotiate and enter into contracts with landowners with mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent.
Referenced in CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #4424 (2022)
Essentially, they manage the land and secure the leases so they can drill for oil and gas. Like a foreman on a construction site, they build roads, living quarters for workers (man camps), oversee the assembly of excavation machinery, and the drilling of the well site itself, especially in remote locations. They are also part fixer, problem solver, and mediator.
Landman is another in a long line for Taylor Sheridan
This has everything you want in a good show, it has plenty of drama, action, twists, even a little comedy, etc. It’s obviously beautifully written because everything Sheridan does is, but it also has a great cast. It stars the incredible Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm, Ali Larter, and Demi Moore, among others.
The same goes for Hamm
Billy Bob Thornton was born to play this role, he is absolutely amazing here. I would be shocked if he wasn’t nominated for an Emmy for his performance here. Not only is it beautifully written and acted, but it’s beautifully shot too.
It looks like it’s going to have a long run and I’m here for it
Sheridan has so many great shows under his belt and Landman is among the best of them.
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