Fort Worth, May 11, 2026, 04:05 (CDT)
Billy Bob Thornton confirmed Landman’s third season begins shooting in Fort Worth at the end of August—pushed back from the May production window that had been mentioned for Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ oil drama. Speaking on Howie Mandel’s podcast, Thornton said, “We start season 3 at the end of August,” according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The next release window is looking a bit murky. Paramount+ hasn’t set a Season 3 premiere yet, and according to Decider on Sunday, Landman is on pause—no new episodes while the series is between seasons.
Timing’s key here: Paramount needs to keep its hit show in motion. According to the company’s own numbers, the Season 2 debut notched over 9.2 million streams in just two days—Paramount+’s biggest premiere ever for an original.
Landman, from Sheridan and Christian Wallace, throws Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris into West Texas oil feuds, tangled family dynamics, and big-stakes negotiations. The series draws its inspiration from Boomtown, the Texas Monthly podcast chronicling the Permian Basin oil surge.
Earlier, director Stephen Kay struck a more optimistic note about the show’s timeline. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter in remarks picked up by Us Weekly, Kay said the team was “cutting while we’re shooting”—the industry’s way of saying editing is happening as filming rolls on—and added he was hopeful the new season would “hopefully be out soon.” Us Weekly
The release date remains uncertain. A late-2026 comeback would line up with previous launches—season one and two both dropped in November 2024 and November 2025. But so far, Paramount+ hasn’t locked anything in.
There’s no mystery where things go next. Season 2 wrapped with Tommy out—Cami Miller (Demi Moore) let him go—and teaming up with T.L., Cooper, Nathan, Rebecca, and Dale to launch CTT Oil Exploration and Cattle. Backing for the new outfit? That comes from Gallino, the cartel-linked character played by Andy Garcia, according to People.
The cast photo isn’t an official release, according to Paramount+. The streamer says there’s no Season 3 cast announcement yet, but listed the returning Season 2 lineup: Thornton, Moore, Sam Elliott, Garcia, Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Paulina Chávez, Colm Feore, and Mustafa Speaks.
Competition shapes the landscape. Landman joins Paramount’s Sheridan lineup, which already features Lioness, Tulsa King, and Mayor of Kingstown. That roster gives the streamer a stable of standout dramas, even as other platforms double down on franchise fare.
It’s the timing that’s dicey, not demand. Wallace flagged the later start for this shoot compared to the last two, citing the Texas heat as a real production challenge—plenty of outdoor scenes, days topping 100 degrees.
Kicking off in August squeezes the timeline for weather hiccups, cast availability issues, or extra filming ahead of any late-year debut. Cutting episodes in tandem with production is one thing, but that still doesn’t guarantee a locked-in release date.
As it stands, Seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on Paramount+, while Season 3 has been greenlit but doesn’t have a set premiere date yet.
