Landman 2 Debuts as Lioness Filming in Fort Worth and NBCU Talks

Taylor Sheridan’s television empire will be especially prominent this month as Landman Season 2 premieres on Paramount on Nov. 16, the studio released a final trailer, and production on another Sheridan series, Lioness Season 3, began this week in downtown Fort Worth. At the same time, industry reports say Sheridan is in talks for a long‑term arrangement with NBCUniversal, a move that could reshape where his future projects are developed.

Paramount’s trailer for Landman teases renewed conflict over control of MTex Oil, with Billy Bob Thornton returning as West Texas landman Tommy Norris and Demi Moore elevated to a larger role. The new footage introduces Sam Elliott as Tommy’s father and presents a storyline centered on legal and extra‑legal maneuvering for the company. Thornton’s character warns in the trailer, “You think you understand how this business works, but you don’t,” and in interviews he has described Moore’s character as someone who will need to learn the “street smarts” required to survive in the oil world.

Landman’s first season broke streaming records for Paramount, registering 14.9 million viewers in its first four weeks and becoming the streamer’s most‑watched...