Landmanseason 2 adds aYellowstoneUniverse alum to its already star-studded cast. Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Jon Hamm and Demi Moore gave an injection of star-power to Taylor Sheridan’s hard-hitting oil industry drama. After a well-received season 1 on Paramount+,Landmanseason 2 is confirmedto be coming, with Thornton returning as oil company fixer Tommy Norris.
It’s yet to be seen whether he’ll be Tommy’s ally or enemy, butYellowstoneprequel1883starSam Elliott is set to joinLandmanseason 2 as a series regular(viaVariety). Details of his character have not yet been revealed. The news confirms a recent report (viaPuck) about Elliott’sLandmancasting.
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 WesternTombstone, and later reunited for1883. Thornton then signed on for his second Sheridan-created project, joiningLandmanas Tommy Norris, and now the reunion is complete, with Elliott making his own hop from Sheridan’s defunct Wild West-setYellowstoneUniverse series to the busy writer-director-producer’s very-much-alive Paramount+ neo-Western drama.
Larter and Moore are confirmed to return inLandmanseason 2
Landmanseason 2 plot details are hard to come by, but a recent report teased a funeral scene being shot for the show. That funeral likely sees Tommy and friends saying goodbye to Hamm’s deceased Monty Miller, who exits the show in a big season 2 cast shake-up. Elliott slides in as the latestaddition to theLandmancast, but it’s unlikely he’ll serve the same role Hamm did.
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.
Our Take On Elliott’s Landman Season 2 Addition
Sheridan Has Built Up Quite A Stable Of Actors
Before making true Western TV shows in1883and1923, Sheridan made his name in the neo-Western arena, with his feature filmHell Or High Water, and to an even greater extent with the smash hitYellowstone. It was no surprise to see Elliott, an actor with a large number of Westerns to his credit, showing up in1883.It is also not shocking to see him signing on for a second hitch under Sheridan, even if this time he’s playing a modern-day character.
The connections between theLandmancast and Sheridan’s period Westerns are indeed strong. Thornton appeared on1883, as did Elliott. There’s also a connection to1923through Michelle Randolph, who plays Tommy’s vivacious daughter Ainsley onLandman, having also portrayed the tragic Elizabeth in Sheridan’s Harrison Ford-ledYellowstoneprequel series.
It speaks well of Sheridan that actors are so eager to repeat the experience of working on one of his shows. Then again, given how successful Sheridan’s series have been on Paramount+, sticking with him is perhaps a no-brainer. It’s yet to be seen what Elliott will add to theLandmanseason 2 mix,but Sheridan knows him well, and likely has a perfect role lined up for the veteran Oscar nominee.
