When we first meet Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton), he’s been kidnapped and is negotiating a land-rights deal with a local drug cartel underboss while wearing a bag over his head. After getting the man to sign an agreement, Tommy — nursing a freshly bloodied cheek — lets us know how things work for a landman in the giant petroleum industry. “My job [is] to secure [land lease rights] and manage the people. The first part’s pretty simple. It’s the second part that can get you killed.”
Landman, among the newer hits in the Taylor Sheridan TV universe, transports audiences to the modern-day edition of the Wild West — this time, the Permian Basin at the Texas – New Mexico border, where oil is indeed king and everyone’s racing to drill it out the fastest. At the show’s center, Tommy is the cynical wordsmith who acts as the brains and brawn of the entire operation for the oil empire M-Tex. He’s the one who puts his cowboy boots on the ground to see all the deals get done. Most often, you’ll find him speeding down a Texas highway in his oversized pickup, chain-smoking, spitting swear words on speakerphone, or wearing dusty old blazers to swanky hotels with the fancy executive types he serves. At all times, he is ready with a quick-witted one-liner or an existential lecture on the morality of his industry. The formula has made Landman a dark, bingeable sensation that’s been renewed for a third season.
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