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Written by: Mariyam

Published: January 19, 2026, 10:02 am

Landman has quickly become a can’t-miss series, capturing the tension of Yellowstone but focused on oil, dollars, and ever-growing boomtowns. The show has been a huge hit for Paramount+, ranking among its most watched series. Now, with all this success, we are wondering when we will be going to watch Landman Season 3. 

There’s no official release date for Landman season 3 but it will eventually return in the late 2026 as official confirmation of its making.

Is Landman Season 3 Happening?

Yes, Landman has been officially renewed for a Landman Season 3.

After the Landman Season 2 launch was a smash hit, racking up 9.2 million streaming views in the past two days, Paramount+ didn’t wait around. The choice was obvious. The series has been able to “strike gold,” and the network is looking to capitalize on this momentum. 

And while we wait for the next chapter, it’s worth noting: The show has continuously broken viewership records, perhaps making it the hottest ticket on the platform right now. 

Landman Season 3 Release Date

Currently, April 2026, there’s no official release date for Landman Season 3. While Taylor Sheridan has a reputation for being an incredibly hard worker.

• Season 1 aired November 2024.
• Season 2 aired November 2025.

Production had settled into a comfortable fall-new-season rhythm. There’s nothing concrete yet, but the general feeling is a Fall 2026 release date for Season 3. Sheridan loves to keep fans waiting for years, and while the show is doing at least so far with this season’s success it means the cog wheels in the writers’ room are no doubt turning. 

What Could the Plot of Landman Season 3 Look Like?

If you’ve been keeping up with the mayhem, you know that mute Tommy Norris and his M-Tex gang aren’t really options. The pressure had been cranked up to an almost unbearable volume by the end of Season 2. 

The Rise of CTT Oil Exploration and Cattle

The biggest change for next season is the formation of CTT Oil Exploration and Cattle—the new corporation created by Tommy for his family and friends. This is not just a business decision, it is an act of declaring independence. But in West Texas oil, independence is expensive, very expensive. 

The Cartel Shadow

Recall the deal with the cartel boss Gallino (Andy Garcia, coldly perfect)? While Tommy may have raised the money to get his job up and running, he’s still very much on the hook. Gallino, though, doesn’t seem like the kind of guy who lets a debt or a slight go uncollected. The big tension for Season 3 will likely be that the cartel is lurking, fingers poised to snatch if CTT so much as stumbles. 

Personal Stakes

Outside the oil rigs, there’s the changing family layout. With Cami Miller taking the wheel at M-Tex and Tommy’s relationship with his father, T.L. (the iconic Sam Elliott), continuing to evolve, the family drama is shaping up to be as volatile as the boardroom battles. We’re also watching Cooper and his blossoming relationship with Ariana, which looks like it’s leading to marriage more personal complications for one of the most chaotic lives. 

Landman Season 2 Plot That Powers the Stakes High

The Fall of M-Tex and Rise of a Rival

After the abrupt passing of its owner, Monty Miller, the season opens with a power vacuum at M-Tex. His wife, Cami (Demi Moore), is the new CEO. Cami and Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) clash right off the bat about the company’s financial disaster in particular, Monty’s embezzlement of money meant for gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico. 

Cami fires Tommy from the company he helped build before turning around and asking him for help when he protests her reckless choices. 

Rather than taking the comfortable road and working for Chevron, Tommy decides to start his own business. He lands a staggering $44 million deal with Danny ”Gallino” Morrell (Andy Garcia) an international drug cartel boss masquerading as an investor. Behind these cartel funds Tommy establishes CTT Oil Exploration and Cattle, LLC after he, his son Cooper, and his father T.L. named it. 

Cooper’s Legal Battle

At the beginning of the season, the fiancée of Cooper’s, Ariana, is savagely attacked right outside a café. Cooper comes to her rescue, pounding the assailant in a now-viral video. When the assailant dies in the hospital, Cooper is charged with murder. 

The Norris family enlists their formidable attorney, Rebecca Falcone, to take on the relentless detectives. In the end, Cooper is released after an autopsy shows that the assailant had died of an unconnected heart attack, but the close call with jail time alters and hardens Cooper. He moves up to become president of his father’s new firm, CTT. 

Norris Family Dynamics Adds Emotional Narrative

Tommy’s elderly father, T.L. (Sam Elliott), escapes from his care home to come and stay with the family. Although T.L. and Tommy have a tense past, T.L. provides valuable, hard-learned oil field knowledge and starts to mend his relationship with his son and grandchildren. 

Ainsley, Tommy’s daughter, goes to Texas Christian University (TCU) and wants to be a cheerleader. But nothing goes right as she can’t make the squad and she clashes with her stogy roommate, Paigyn. Over time, things change when Ainsley defends Paigyn from bullies, and they form an uneasy friendship. That shows Ainsley more confident, more independent. 

Angela, Tommy’s ex-wife, remains a significant presence in his life. She is struggling with Ainsley leaving for college and with her complex feelings for Tommy, as she still has feelings for him. 

Season 2 ends by laying the groundwork for an epic corporate and personal battle Cami’s M-Tex and Tommy’s fledgling CTT, both under the lethal gaze of cartel supervision. 

Expected Cast Returning for Landman Season 3

While Paramount has not released an official Landman Season 3 cast list, its narrative format suggests that most of our favorites will return. As there have been no huge character “departures” to prevent them from coming back, you can certainly expect the main characters to be back: 

Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris: The guy who keeps everything running (just). He is the heart and soul of the show, and we can’t imagine Landman without that grizzled, cynical charisma. 

Demi Moore as Cami Miller: Filling the power vacuum at M-Tex, her arc is probably one of the most fun to watch.

Sam Elliott as T.L.: Because a show about Texas, oil, and grit isn’t complete without Sam Elliott. 

Jacob Lofland as Cooper Norris: We love cheering for him as he makes his way out of the oil patch and into the realm of running a business.

Paulina Chávez as Ariana: Her future with Cooper and where she fits in the family dynamic is certainly going to be a highlight.

Andy Garcia as Gallino: The ever-present menace that keeps us rattled. 

There are definitely small characters who drift into the background — like Ainsley’s boyfriend on the show but the principal cast is feel like it’s here for the long haul. 

Why Is Landman So Compelling?

If you’re attempting to explain to a friend why they need to binge before Season 3 releases, it truly comes down to the “Sheridan Factor.”

Taylor Sheridan has a gift for taking industries, the average person has no background in ranching, prisons, and now, the oil patch and turning them into adrenaline-filled soap operas. It’s not just a matter of the money or the politics, it’s about the people who live on the edges of these gigantic, earth-shaking industries. 

Setting: West Texas is more than just the setting, it almost functions as a character. It’s hard, cruel, but still kind in a way. 

Realism: Landman is a series that touches real problems like climate change, economic and global energy politics. That is what makes it feel real and believable. 

Performances: Billy Bob Thornton’s solid acting is taking up the series so high, he earned that character. 

Conclusion

Landman has established that this isn’t just a flash in the pan. It’s found its own place among the crowded field of streamers that offer prestige drama. With Landman Season 3 on the way, we know we’re getting more of the High-Stakes, Dusty Action that we’ve Come to Love.

As we await that still-to-be-confirmed official premiere date, the most important thing to keep in mind is that in the world of Landman, the status quo never remains quite long. Tommy Norris – still out there, still running a squeaky-tight racket while owing a dangerous debt, is gonna need all the help he can get next season rolls around 

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Written by: Mariyam

Published: January 12, 2026, 7:25 am

The Hunting Party Season 2: If you were on Reddit last year, you probably caught the headlines: NBC had a new thriller, and it was at a rare 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. For the majority of programmes, a score that is “perfectly bad” will mean the end. But The Hunting Party didn’t just survive—it thrived, amassing a devoted following that bolstered its ratings to the mid-4-million range and secured it a second season. 

Now that the series is coming back to NBC (January 8, 2026), leading lady Melissa Roxburgh is at last addressing that bumpy beginning, and her perspective is refreshingly blunt. 

Melissa Roxburgh on Critics: “It’s Not High Art”

In a recent sit-down with ScreenRant, Roxburgh (who plays FBI profiler Rebecca “Bex” Henderson) was unflinching about the critical planning. In fact, she laughed it off.

“Everything will get criticized, people are owners of opinions, But it’s “not like it’s high art.”

—-Roxburgh said. 

Her philosophy shows that series stays “entertained” by serial killers and true crime genres. It’s a “spook before bed,” with killers who are, in her words, “weird as heck.”

In giving itself over to the campy, dark and often batshit crazy antics of its “super-predator” baddies, the show carved out a niche that professional reviewers initially overlooked. 

Reddit’s Split Verdict — From Hate-Watching to Loyalty

The schism between the two camps could not be more clearly illustrated than here on r/television. Some users branded the first season “embarrassing” or a “bootleg version of Criminal Minds,” but as the season went on a small group of defenders began to coalesce. 

Many fans said the series hits its stride around the fourth episode. On Reddit, popular threads on the show include:

• The “So Bad It’s Good” Factor: Someone called it “Warehouse 13 but with serial killers,” pinning it as “dumb, but I like it.”
• Stick with it for the first three episodes — that’s when the show finally finds its feet, and starts coming together.
• The “Manifest” Vibes: Fans of Roxburgh’s previous hit, Manifest, have flocked to the series, defending her performance to detractors that labeled it “wooden.” 

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Season 2 Raises the Stakes With Stranger Killers and Bigger Mysteries

Season 1 concluded with the large question of what would happen to Oliver Odell (Nick Wechsler) and what exactly the Lazarus’ intentions were.

NBC has greenlit the second season of this drama with a larger episode order and production moving from Los Angeles to New York City. We can expect: 

More ‘Odd’ Cases: Roxburgh teased that the killers are even more bizarre this season, noting 

One case involves victims being “trapped in resin.”

Star Power: Travelers and Will & Grace star Eric McCormack joins the cast as a serial killer who targets women seeking love.

The Mystery of “The Pit”: The would-be all out vigilante team is going more and more rogue to expose the secret prison that is at the heart of the government conspiracy.

Whether The Hunting Party will ever win over the critics remains to be seen, but for the fans who love a good, creepy procedural, the hunt is just getting started. 

Conclusion

The Hunting Party Season 2 would never be a darling among critics, but its survival and revival demonstrates audience connection means more than initial reviews. It found its audience by embracing its pulpy, true-crime-meets-camp identity and viewers were going to have to accept the show’s flaws and oddness. With an extended second season, weirder cases, and a further exploration of its central conspiracy, Season 2 can really cut what already works. For those who enjoy their dark procedurals with a bit of chaos on the side, the chase isn’t over — it’s just getting a little crazier. 

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