Billy Bob Thornton to Star in Taylor Sheridan’s Drama

Paramount+ released a trailer for the new drama series “LandownerFrom the creator of “Yellowstone” Taylor Sheridan.

The show, based on Christian Wallace’s 2019 “Boomtown” podcast, Billy Bob Thornton He stars as Tommy Norris, aka “Landman,” a peacekeeper and troublemaker in the world of Texas oil rigs. Other cast members include Jon Hamm, Demi Moore, Michelle Randolph, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Jacob Lofland, and Paulina Chávez.

In the trailer, Thornton is seen speeding through the barren Texas landscape in a dusty white pickup truck, searching for anything or anyone out of place. “The oil and gas industry makes $3 billion a day in pure profit,” Thornton says in a voiceover. “But before you can make any of that money, you have to secure the land and manage the people. That’s my job. The first part is pretty simple, the second part is what can get you killed.”

This will be Thornton’s first lead role in a television series since his role as Billy McBride in Amazon Prime’s crime drama “Goliath,” which ended in 2021. “Mad Men” star Hamm comes to “Landman” off his performance as antagonist Sheriff Roy Tillman in the fifth season of “Fargo.”

Sheridan’s previous western series, Yellowstone, has been one of the most popular series for Paramount since it premiered on the Paramount Network in 2018, despite the recent controversy surrounding the departure of lead actor Kevin Costner. The series was nominated for best drama series at the 2023 Critics Choice Awards, and Costner won the Golden Globe Award for best performance by an actor in a television series.

Directed by Michael Friedman from a screenplay by Sheridan and Wallace. Executive producers include Friedman, Sheridan, Wallace, Scott Brown, Ron Burkle, Megan Creydt, Peter Feldman, David Glasser, Jason Hoch, David Hutkin, Geyer Kosinski, JK Nickell, Bob Yari and Dan Friedkin. Produced by 101 Studios, MTV Entertainment Studios and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions.

“Landman” will be released on November 17. Watch the trailer below.