As Taylor Sheridan’s tv empire continues to increase, followers of the wildly prolific writer-director could discover themselves struggling to maintain up. There are solely so many hours in a day, and a well-rounded TV viewer can not subsist on Sheridan’s soapy grownup dramas alone. When do you chop bait on one in every of his sequence, or, as a brand new one premieres, merely say, “Nah, Taylor, I am good”?
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For a lot of religious Sheridan worshippers, “Landman” had method an excessive amount of going for it on the floor to withstand. The notion of Billy Bob Thornton enjoying a gruff petroleum landman working in West Texas seemed like wheelhouse Sheridan, and, positive sufficient, followers and lots of critics obtained sucked proper into the oilfield intrigue. What with Thornton (a pure for Sheridan’s macho universe) doing his tough-talking factor alongside a stacked forged that features Demi Moore, Jon Hamm, Ali Larter, and Colm Feore, even Sheridan’s often clunky dialogue (that is what occurs when a gifted author spreads themselves too skinny) sings as a rule.
If “Landman” has a breakout performer and character, it needs to be Paulina Chávez’s Ariana Medina, who loses her oil crewman husband to a deadly accident within the first episode of the sequence. Whereas mourning the demise of her hubby, Ariana seeks consolation and authorized help from Cooper Norris, the roustabout son of Thornton’s Tommy Norris. As Ariana and Cooper begin to fall in love, Tommy appears inclined to not get in the best way. We’ll have to attend for season 2 to see how the connection progresses, and if Tommy continues to let it flourish.
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Whereas Chávez had already acquired a little bit of a fan following from enjoying the lead position on the short-lived Netflix sequence “The Increasing Universe of Ashley Garcia,” “Landman” reps her first time on a high-profile present the place she’s surrounded by veteran, award-winning actors. Was she intimidated? Surprisingly, no. And she or he credit Sheridan for making her really feel like an essential a part of the forged proper off the bat.
Paulina Chávez praised the collaborative directing type of Taylor Sheridan
In a January 2025 interview with the FM radio station 98.1 KHAK, Chávez revealed that Sheridan was extremely supportive and obtainable as she linked with the character of Ariana. “From the time that I auditioned to the time that we truly shot was virtually a yr, and so I actually obtained to stay with Ariana and at all times discovering new issues about her,” she mentioned.
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She classifies her work with Sheridan as “a really collaborative factor,” which is superb contemplating what number of different irons the writer-director-producer (and, to the detriment of “Yellowstone,” typically actor) has within the fireplace at any given time. “[Sheridan] was at all times a cellphone name away if I ever had any questions on a sure scene, or how he wished it executed,” mentioned Chávez. “And I believe that is stunning. and it simply reveals how a lot he actually cares in regards to the content material that he is placing out.”
As for the place we will count on Ariana’s journey to go in season 2, Chávez could not present any particulars final January (although we do have some intel on Demi Moore’s Cami Miller). “Her story is so particular, she’s so resilient, and I am so excited for the viewers to see that a part of her,” she enthused. All we all know for now could be that Paramount+ renewed “Landman” for an additional season. There is not any season 2 premiere date set simply but, however we’ll preserve you updated as we get nearer to the present’s return. Simply do not count on Jon Hamm’s Monty Miller to make a miraculous return.
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