Landman
Landman is an American drama series created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, portraying the oil industry and its workers in West Texas.
Taylor Sheridan: Taylor Sheridan is an American screenwriter, director, and actor known for crime dramas and modern Westerns. He co-created Landman and developed its dramatic style.
Boomtown: Boomtown is a podcast about people and events in the Texas oil industry, hosted by Christian Wallace. Wallace's reporting supplied the real-world foundation for Landman.
Petroleum industry: The petroleum industry explores for, extracts, transports, refines, and sells crude oil and natural gas. Landman's conflicts arise from the people and businesses in this industry.
Yellowstone: Yellowstone is a Taylor Sheridan television drama about a Montana ranching family and the threats to its land. It shares Sheridan's modern-Western setting but centers on ranching rather than oil.
Film location: A film location is a real place used to shoot scenes for a motion-picture or television production. Landman's locations help establish its West Texas setting.
Christian Wallace: Christian Wallace is an American journalist and podcast host whose work covers the Texas oil industry. His reporting and podcast inspired the series.
Paramount+: Paramount+ is a subscription streaming service owned by Paramount Global. The series was released as a Paramount+ original.
Landman (oil industry): A landman is an oil-industry professional who negotiates mineral rights, leases, and access to land. The occupational meaning is distinct from the series title, though central to its world.
Mayor of Kingstown: Mayor of Kingstown is a Taylor Sheridan crime drama set around a Michigan town dominated by prisons. It offers another Sheridan portrait of power and labor in a regional economy.
Oil-field safety: Oil-field safety comprises practices and rules intended to prevent injuries and deaths during petroleum operations. Workplace hazards are part of the series' portrayal of oil extraction.