Season 2 of Landman, the record-breakingly popular Paramount+ original drama series from co-creator Taylor Sheridan, nominated for two 2026 Actor Awards, has wrapped. But we’re still talking about the season finale as though the end credits just started rolling. Can you blame us? The season leaves Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) with so many professional and domestic balls in the air that if his oil career doesn’t pan out, he has a real future as a circus juggler. It’s a must-watch, is what we’re saying.
But if you still have questions, or just want a guide through Landman Season 2, we’re here for you. This round-up includes a recap of the season as a whole, as well as a look at how the last episode potentially sets up Season 3. (And, yes, Landman has been renewed for a third season.)
SPOILER ALERT: Like Tommy, we’re not one to mince words. So, watch out as you read on. If you prefer, experience Landman Season 2 on your own. All episodes are now streaming on Paramount+, along with all episodes of Season 1.
What happened in Landman Season 2
Landman Season 2 starts off with a big changeup in M-Tex leadership. The oil company’s owner, Monty Miller (Jon Hamm) has died, leaving his wife, Cami (Demi Moore), to take up the reins of the business. Named M-Tex’s new president, Tommy (Thornton) begins his tenure in the role by taking stock of the financial mess Monty left behind. The oil titan had promised to build a gas well in the Gulf of Mexico, but instead had used his client’s millions to finance an expanse of Texas oil wells. Now Monty is gone, and M-Tex is deeply in debt.
Cami meets with Gallino (Andy Garcia), the criminal who urged Tommy to maintain a quid pro quo relationship with the drug cartel at the end of Season 1. Gallino presents himself to Cami as Dan Morrell, a potential investor in M-Tex. Cami doesn’t want to accept her lawyers’ suggestion that she bankrupt M-Tex, and even though she doesn’t know this Dan Morrell fellow, or where his money comes from, his deep pockets are her company’s salvation. Cami makes a multi-million dollar agreement with Morrell for the funding of an offshore drilling project, and – even after Tommy informs her about the person she’s really dealing with – she doesn’t back out of the deal. M-Tex won’t fold under her watch.
Tommy has even more reason to worry about Gallino’s influence over the oil business. His son, Cooper (Jacob Lofland), has achieved tremendous success with the leases he’s secured; the crude spurting from the ground is now promising hundreds of barrels a day. Unfortunately, Cooper hasn’t realized that Sonrisa, the company backing his wells, is funded by … guess who? So, now Cooper’s indebted to Gallino and the cartel, which means Tommy is indebted to Gallino and the cartel. Unable to get his son out of the Sonrisa contract, Tommy decides that M-Tex will take over the rig leases floated with cartel money, and Cooper will work at M-Tex under Tommy’s guidance. The kid’s got good instincts for the oil business, but Tommy wants to keep a close eye on him from now on.
Meanwhile, Angela (Ali Larter), Tommy’s ex-wife … and the current love of his life (it’s complicated), must release her daughter/bestie Ainsley (Michelle Randolph) to dorm life at Texas Christian University. The incoming freshman has nabbed a spot on the college cheer team, and Angela is experiencing major separation anxiety. But even though Ainsley has been dreaming of college men and cheerleading glory, she soon realizes that university life isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Her non-binary roommate, Paigyn (Bobbi Salvör Menuez), keeps a pet ferret and has rules for co-living that chafe against Ainsley’s sensibilities. Ainsley also discovers that she’s not nearly as in shape as she thought she was – not enough for the squad’s standards, anyway. However, when Paigyn offers Ainsley useful workout tips to impress the coach, Ainsley responds to the olive branch by defending Paigyn from a cluster of high-school bullies, and the two realize they can coexist harmoniously. Ainsley may be a good match for TCU after all, and Angela may need to find a new project to direct her energy into now that her youngest has left the nest.
While Ainsley is leaving the Norris household, another family member is entering: Tommy’s father, T.L. (Sam Elliott), who had been residing for years in a care home. Though T.L. and Tommy have had a rocky relationship for years, T.L. warms to Angela and the Norris children, and gradually forms a bond with his son. As an oil-industry vet, as well as a man who’s made countless mistakes with his late wife and with Tommy, he’s got hard-won wisdom to pass along. That is, if Tommy will listen.
Indeed, Tommy’s going to need all the wisdom he can get. Cami fires him from M-Tex, wanting someone at her side who’s willing to be the kind of wildcat risk-taker her husband was, as opposed to someone who warns her about potential calamity. Tommy decides to start his own oil company called CTT Oil Exploration & Cattle using Gallino’s financial backing. With T.L., Tommy, and Cooper serving as president, senior vice president, and drilling supervisor respectively, the new company will be a family business – especially so because it will employ businesspeople and rig workers that Tommy has known for years. The downside? Gallino’s warning that if CTT fails, he’ll take everything from Tommy, starting with, “the thing [he] love[s] the most” – presumably Tommy’s family. Tommy needs this venture to pay off.
Tommy also needs his son to keep his nose clean moving forward. Cooper’s fiancée, Ariana (Paulina Chávez), had recently been assaulted in the alleyway of her workplace, and Cooper had responded by pummelling the man to death. The cops threaten to pin Cooper with a murder charge. The Norrises respond by contacting lawyer Rebecca Falcone (Kayla Wallace), who asserts all the ways in which the video footage will make it clear to jurors that Cooper was defending his wife-to-be from rape. Though the cops let Cooper go, both they and Gallino have their eye on this rich Norris boy whose father seems to get him out of every scrape. One day, perhaps he and Tommy won’t be so lucky.
How Landman Season 2 sets up Landman Season 3
Landman Season 2 sets up sky-high stakes for Tommy and CTT Oil Exploration & Cattle. There are multiple reasons that this Norris family business must flourish, not the least of which are the human lives that depend on its success. Drug cartel money is tied up in this corporation, after all. Gallino has stated in no uncertain terms that if he loses his investment, he’s coming after the folks Tommy loves.
In addition, Season 2 has set up that Cami has gotten a taste of her late husband’s wildcat tendencies. She now appears to be fully comfortable in the driver’s seat of M-Tex, and may not take too kindly to the rival business founded by her company’s former president. We foresee an epic butting of heads between the owners of M-Tex and CTT …
These are all hypotheticals, of course. We can’t wait to see what Taylor Sheridan actually has in store.
Final Thoughts
Obviously, we think Landman is a blast. But you don’t have to take our word for it. As we mentioned, the show is nominated in two categories at the 2026 Actor Awards (formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, or the SAG Awards): Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series. So, as you can see, everybody’s jumping on the Landman bandwagon, and you’re quite the smarty to be reading our comprehensive guide to Season 2.
That said, there’s nothing that can match a good binge-watch. We urge you to marathon Season 1 and Season 2 now so you can be properly fired up when Landman Season 3 arrives.
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