Five Reasons to Watch Taylor Sheridan’s New TV Series Landman

Taylor Sheridan’s compelling new drama man of earth deserves to jump to the front of the queue. (Sorry, other series.) Because this epic story set in and around the oil fields of West Texas is unlike anything else out there. That’s why you have to adapt.

It will fill the Yellowstone-sized void in your life

we all love Saritas and its ranch-like look at the drama of rural Montana. But as the finale approaches (and we wait for the sequel) Madison), we’ll have to look elsewhere for high-risk neo-Western TV. Luckily, since series creator Taylor Sheridan doesn’t seem to be able to take a full vacation, we have plenty of options. And yet man of earth Replacing the mountains of Montana with the oil fields of arid West Texas, the combination of complex characters and relationships, big business intrigue, and the challenges of life on the land seem poised to erode the situation. Saritas itching.

Billy Bob Thornton

There’s just something about Billy Bob Thornton; cold stare, salty beard, sexy, menacing grin. You can’t quite tell what his intentions are, and you never know if he’s playing a jerk with a heart of gold or a wolf in sheep’s clothing. That makes him perfect for the role of Tommy Norris, a crisis manager at an oil company that has no shortage of crises. In the oil industry, a landman is responsible for securing the land needed for oil exploration and managing it once that land is secured. And as we learn, we learn that getting it is the easy part; Protecting it is a challenge. Real Billy Bobheads know that Thornton once played Howard Doyle, the fictional heir to the Coen brothers’ Doyle oil fortune. Unbearable Crueltybut his return to the oil character game eliminates this role.

A stacked supporting cast

’90s icon Demi Moore is having a moment right now, and Jon Hamm is the star mad man – One of the most influential shows of TV’s golden age – just two of the top performers man of earthsupporting cast. They play the Millers, the husband-and-wife team behind one of Texas’ largest oil companies. Whether they’re having fun with Tommy Norris or watching their lives together at home, you won’t want them to leave the screen. Other actors like Andy Garcia (Eleven of the Ocean, The Expendables) and the always excellent Michael Peña (Accident, narcos), is proof that the casting bench is as deep as it is wide.

Meets the cowboy moment

If 2024 could talk, it would have the appeal of the Texans. Beyoncé became the first black artist to top Billboard’s country charts. Cowboy CarterPost Malone played the Grand Ole Opry and performed a duet with Morgan Wallen, and Beyoncé and Post Malone sang a very country song together about Levi’s jeans. And let’s be real: Shaboozey’s A Bar Song (Drunk) violin-oriented hoedown music of the year. All of this is to say that pop culture right now has a distinctly country flavor, so why not get into the spirit and fully immerse yourself in Texas? man of earth Locked and loaded for an hour?

Earth, my friend

man of earth based on a podcast, Boomtownwhich is perfect in itself. The thing about podcasts is that they are audio only. man of earth He not only tells, he shows, bringing us into the vastness and dustiness of the Texas oil fields. It’s a tough country but also very beautiful. It’s a part of the world you may not have seen before, but as the oil production center of the world’s largest oil-producing country, West Texas is a region of significant political and economic importance. Wristwatch man of earthand you’ll see exactly what everyone is fighting about.

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