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A modern-day tale of fortune-telling in the world of West Texas oil rigs. See writer/director Taylor Sheridan’s most popular movies and TV shows on IMDb, ranked by user ratings. Typically, a landowner’s job is to negotiate and finalize contracts with landowners with mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent.
Essentially, they manage the land and secure the leases so that they can drill for oil and gas. Like a foreman on a construction site, they build roads, build housing for workers (camp), set up the excavation machinery, and drill the well itself, especially in remote locations. They are also, in part, Fixers, Troubleshooters, and Facilitators.
Landman is my first Taylor Sheridan series, so I don’t have the expectations that come with being a Yellowstone fan. The main plot so far is engaging and exciting, without being too contrived. There are a few subplots that work well throughout the episodes, but perhaps one of them detracts from the overall quality of the show.
The visual production is noteworthy; the direction and environmental design should be taken advantage of. It would be interesting to get the perspective of people who work in the industry on how realistic the field scenes are. Billy Bob Thornton is exemplary and really leads the show well.