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Updated: Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone universe is eying further expansion beyond Paramount Network and Paramount+. A potential new offshoot would air on sibling broadcast network CBS.

No deals are believed to be in place for the procedural, which started hitting the rumor mill more than a month ago. Just like it did back then, CBS would not comment to Deadline on the prospect of an original Yellowstone series on the network. The new series would star Yellowstone‘s Luke Grimes reprising his role as livestock commissioner and former Navy Seal Kayce Dutton.

The existing Yellowstone series are produced by MTV Entertainment Studios. I hear there is no current involvement by sibling CBS Studios, which produces all in-house CBS drama procedurals though one of the showrunners on its roster, Seal Team‘s Spencer Hudnut, is shepherding the new show.

According to sources, he has been working on ideas for over a...

Ali Larter as Angela Norris and Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris in ‘Landman’ (Photo credit: Ryan Green/Paramount+)

Paramount+ has officially renewed Landman starring Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton and co-created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace. After being listed as one of the Top 10 Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD) original series for the fourth quarter of 2024, the renewal is not surprising.

Paramount+ reports that the fourth quarter Top 10 SVOD list marked the first time a streamer, other than Netflix, has earned three spots. Paramount+ was represented by Tulsa King (#4), Landman (#8), and Lioness (#9).

“Landman was one of the biggest shows of the year because of Taylor Sheridan’s unique ability to tap into the cultural zeitgeist, harnessing the Neo-Western themes of rugged individualism, ambition, and working-class struggles set against contemporary debates around energy, climate change and economic growth,” stated Chris McCarthy, President and CEO, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks.

Paramount+ has given the green light to Landman Season 2 after the series ranked as a Top 10 SVOD (Subscription Video on Demand) title across all SVOD titles for the fourth quarter of 2024.

To be specific, the series ranked in eighth place for the quarter (according to Nielsen) while Paramount+ series Tulsa King ranked fourth and Lioness ranked ninth. Landman had 35 million global streaming viewers for the premiere episode and set new records for Paramount+.

Landman had the most watched global premiere and finale of any series in Paramount+ history and was the No. 1 original ever on the service. Billy Bob Thornton also scored a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Tommy Norris.

Season one is available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.

“Landman was one of the biggest shows of the year because of Taylor Sheridan’s unique ability to tap into the cultural zeitgeist,...

“Landman” has been renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+, Variety has learned.

The Taylor Sheridan series, which stars Billy Bob Thornton and is set in the world of the West Texas oil fields, originally debuted on Paramount+ in November, with the Season 1 finale airing in January.

The show was well received by audiences upon its release. According to Nielsen streaming data, the show ranked No. 8 on the top 10 chart for all SVOD originals for Q4 2024. According to Paramount, the show also had the most watched global premiere and finale of any series in the history of Paramount+. Thornton also nabbed a Golden Globe nomination for best actor in a drama series for his work on the show.

“‘Landman’ was one of the biggest shows of the year because of Taylor Sheridan’s unique ability to tap into the cultural zeitgeist, harnessing the Neo-western themes of rugged individualism, ambition and working-class struggles...

“Landman” will be returning for a Season 2. It’s an unsurprising move from Paramount+ considering how big of a hit the Billy Bob Thornton-led drama has been for the streamer.

The premiere episode of the Taylor Sheridan series secured 35 million streaming viewers globally, making it the most streamed premiere episode in the history of Paramount+. Additionally, “Landman” set internal records for debuting the most-watched finale in the history of the streamer and becoming the No. 1 most-watched Paramount+ original, the No. 1 engagement driver and No. 1 show in households.

The success of “Landman” continued a hot streak for Sheridan and Paramount+. Three of Sheridan’s streaming originals — “Landman,” “Tulsa King” and “Lioness” — ranked among Nielsen’s list of the Top 10 SVOD Original Series during the fourth quarter of 2024. Since Nielsen began recording this metric in the third quarter of 2017, this marks only the second time that a non-Netflix streamer has...

Paramount+ is headed back to the West Texas oil fields.

The streamer has renewed its drama series Landman for a second season. The pickup comes two months after the show, co-created by Yellowstone’s Taylor Sheridan and starring Billy Bob Thornton, concluded a breakout first season.

Landman ranked among the top 10 original streaming series during the fourth quarter of last year and continued its strong run into January, racking up almost 9.7 billion minutes of viewing over 11 weeks in Nielsen’s top 10 streaming rankings. (Two other Paramount+/Sheridan shows, Tulsa King and Lioness, also ranked among the top 10 streaming originals in the fourth quarter.)

“Landman was one of the biggest shows of the year because of Taylor Sheridan’s unique ability to tap into the cultural zeitgeist, harnessing the neo-Western themes of rugged individualism, ambition and working-class struggles set against contemporary debates around energy, climate change and economic growth,” said Chris McCarthy,...

Landman has been renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+.

The first season of Taylor Sheridan‘s drama about the West Texas oil industry ended on January 12. The renewal news is somewhat expected, given that Landman has performed quite well for the streamer, launching in November as the best Paramount+ debut in two years.

For the final quarter of 2024, Landman ranked as one of the overall Top 10 streaming original series, along with two other Paramount+ favorites, Tulsa King and Lioness. Per Paramount Global, the premiere episode has amassed 35M global viewers.

Landman holds the titles for most-watched global premiere and finale of any Paramount+ series to date, the company says.

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the 11-part podcast “Boomtown,” the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big,...

The official description for Netflix’s new documentary Chaos: The Manson Murders invites viewers to “Explore a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments and murder.”

The trailer for the Errol Morris-directed film, which is based on Tom O’Neill and Dan Piepenbring’s 2019 book (Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties), suggests roughly the same thing, with lots of flashy editing and creepy Manson cutaways.

This is probably a recipe to deliver the largest audience of Morris’ storied career, because there are few things the Netflix algorithm steers people to more reliably than sensationalistic chronicles of mass murderers.

I’ll be interested to see how audiences respond to Chaos — whether some viewers come away thinking the doc actually advocates for “a conspiracy of mind control, CIA experiments and murder,” which it definitely doesn’t, and whether some viewers get frustrated because it fails to prove “a conspiracy of mind control,...

When Errol Morris was a graduate student in philosophy at University of California Berkeley, he made a “pilgrimage” to the California Medical Facility prison in Vacaville. Interested in insanity pleas and murder, the future Oscar-winning documentarian was there to interview the serial killer Ed Kemper. But while at the Cmf, he was given another unexpected opportunity.

“I was asked by the guard following my interview, ‘You interested in meeting Charles Manson?’” Morris recalls in a recent interview. “And I said, ‘Sure! Of course I am.’”

The meeting didn’t amount to much,...

Sylvester Stallone is one of today's biggest television stars as the titular lead in the hit Paramount+ series, Tulsa King. Looking back, the actor is giving credit to a 25-year-old film of his for helping to prepare him for his Tulsa King role.

On Instagram, Stallone shared a post to acknowledge the 25th anniversary of his 2000 film Get Carter. A remake of Michael Caine's 1971 movie of the same name, Get Carter featured Stallone in the role of a mob enforcer. While the movie flopped at the time of its release, Stallone noted that he considers Get Carter to be one of the best movies he's ever made. He also felt that the film reminds him so much of his new role on Tulsa King that it wouldn't be a stretch to refer to Get Carter as a prequel to the show.

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When we discuss Hollywood flops, it's important to stress that the term "flop" has nothing to do with the quality of the film. It's strictly about the movie's extreme financial failure. Francis Ford Coppola's "One from the Heart" was a massive flop, but, over 40 years later, it's now considered by many to be an artistic triumph (something to keep in mind as we move further away from the wipeout of 2024's "Megalopolis"). Brian De Palma's "Casualties of War" was a costly bomb for the legendary filmmaker, but the movie received rave reviews at the time and still stands as one of the greatest Vietnam War films ever made. And while Michael Lehmann's "Hudson Hawk" might've thrown a dent into Bruce Willis' commercial reputation, people with exquisite taste have come to recognize its anarchic genius.

When a non-franchise movie flops, my initial instinct is to find a way to stick up for it,...

This article contains spoilers for Landman season 1, episode 10, “The Crumbs of Hope”

Landman co-creator Christian Wallace teases a larger role for Demi Moore in the aftermath of an eventful season 1 finale. Moore plays Cami Miller in the Taylor Sheridan oil drama, which recently concluded its first season. The wife of the wealthy Monty Miller (Jon Hamm), and a friend to the lead character Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton), Cami doesn't get much focus for most of the Paramount+ series. It's a choice that has faced some criticism, particularly because Landman came out on the heels of Moore's award-winning performance in Coralie Fargeat's body horror film The Substance.

In an interview with Variety, Wallace teased a bigger role for Moore in Landman season 2. Wallace, who is behind the Boomtown podcast that the Paramount+ show is based on, praised Moore's performance in The Substance and said that fellow co-creator Taylor Sheridan...

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In the modern cable TV era, nothing is — or perhaps was — bigger than "Yellowstone." Created by mega-producer Taylor Sheridan, the Western centered on the Dutton family had somewhat humble beginnings as a drama produced for Paramount Network before it exploded in popularity. Recently, with the "Yellowstone" season 5 finale in the books, the show is over. What comes next? We'll have to see but looking back, what was the best episode of the show? There is a definitive answer, at least according to IMDb.

According to the tallied ratings by IMDb, no episode ranked higher than "Half the Money." The episode served as the "Yellowstone" season 4 premiere, first airing on November 7, 2021. By this time, audiences had caught up to the show and it was firmly in "biggest show on cable" territory. Written personally by Sheridan and directed by Stephen Kay, it...

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The “Yellowstone” finale has further cemented its status as the most-watched episode in the history of the Paramount Network original. The last episode in Season 5 has now seen a total of 13.1 million viewers, an increase from the 11.4 million viewers the episode saw on its premiere night.

This data came from VideoAmp instead of Nielsen as Paramount Global and Nielsen are in the midst of a contract dispute. It includes the episode’s premieres on Paramount Network and CMT.

Overall, the second half of Season 5 was the most-watched season in the history of “Yellowstone,” securing 13.6 million viewers, including all cable premiere broadcasts as well as the first episode’s CBS broadcast. The back half of Season 5 marked a 3% increase in viewership compared to the first half of Season 5.

Season 5, Part...

Updated: Ratings update from the ranch: Live+3 results reveal that the Season 5B Yellowstone finale, with 13.1 million total viewers, was the most-watched episode in the series’ history.

It was also was the most-watched season in series history with 13.6 million average viewers. It was up 3% versus Season 5A, which averaged 13.2 million.

Prevoiusly, December 16: Yellowstone wrestled quite an audience for what is likely the conclusion of Taylor Sheridan’s flagship series.

The Season 5B finale delivered 11.4 million viewers, the largest in series history, on Sunday night across Paramount Network and CMT. This data is courtesy of VideoAmp, since Paramount is still locked in a contract dispute with Nielsen.

According to Paramount Global, that’s up 4% from the Season 5A finale, which lassoed 10.3M Live + Same Day viewers.

This data is courtesy of VideoAmp, since Paramount is still locked in a contract dispute with Nielsen.

This is the most bare-bones data that...

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The audience for “Landman” is only getting bigger. The Taylor Sheridan drama starring Billy Bob Thornton was seen by 14.9 million households globally in its first four weeks, according to internal metrics for Paramount+.

This number cements “Landman” as the most-watched Paramount+ original of all time. MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, which are behind the series, are now responsible for the five most-watched originals on the streamer. While “Landman” takes the first place spot, it’s followed by “1923,” “Tulsa King,” “Lioness” and “1883.” All five of these dramas come from “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan, and two of them are set in the “Yellowstone” universe.

It was already known that “Landman” was performing well. The series’ premiere drew in 5.2 million viewers, making it the biggest Paramount+ premiere in two years.

Chalk up one more ratings superlative for Yellowstone as it (potentially) rides into the sunset.

The Dec. 15 finale of season five — which wrapped up a host of plot threads — brought in 11.4 million same-day viewers on Paramount Network and CMT, according to VideoAmp data. That’s the largest night one audience (excluding encores and broader simulcasts) in Yellowstone’s history.

Three-day ratings, released Dec. 23, pushed the episode up to 13.1 million viewers, growing by 1.7 million viewers (about 15 percent) and also setting a high mark for the series over three days (and again, not including wider-ranging simulcasts.

The 11.4 million viewers for the finale matches the three-day average for the first four episodes of season 5B, and it pulls the back half of the season to a night one average of 10.3 million viewers, up 4 percent from about 9.9 million across Paramount Network and CMT for the first part of season five in late 2022.

Yellowstone leaves...

Do you remember Reginald the Quartermaine’s butler on General Hospital? Stephen Kay memorably played him from 1992 to 2003. His post-gh career includes becoming a successful force behind the scenes of some of your favorite primetime and streaming TV shows.

Director and Executive Producer

On Gh, Reginald answered to the Quartermaines. But in real life, Kay gets to call the shots on various TV and movie sets. In fact, he has directed Friday Night Lights, Sons of Anarchy, and The Shield episodes.

Over the years, he has also worn directing and producing hats for several shows, including the late USA Network drama Covert Affairs. That’s the show where he met his now wife of ten years, Piper Perabo.

More: Find out about Gh alum Marisa Ramirez’s thoughts on saying goodbye to Blue Bloods.

The actor has wisely hitched his wagon to prolific streaming creator Taylor Sheridan. As a result,...

Exclusive: The upcoming Season 5 finale of Yellowstone will not be the end of the Dutton clan’s story. Series standouts Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser have closed deals to lead a spinoff series, reprising their roles as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, respectively, sources tell Deadline.

Taylor Sheridan, the mastermind behind Yellowstone and its ever-expanding universe, is working on the creative for the new show, which will likely feature other cast members from the mothership series alongside Reilly and Hauser, I hear. Led by Yellowstone characters played by the same actors in the same present-day time frame, the new offshoot shares the most DNA with the mothership of any shows in the Yellowstone universe to date, which explains why it will be the first spinoff to carry Yellowstone in the title, sources said.

Ahead of the Sunday Season 5 finale of Yellowstone, there had been growing confusion over what happens next...

The first episode of “Landman” hit 14.6 million viewers in its first week of availability, according to Paramount. That total accounts for streams on Paramount+ as well as linear airings on the Paramount Network.

Paramount did not define what it counts as a viewer; therefore, it is unclear how much of the episode the reported number of viewers watched. Some streamers, like Netflix and Disney, opt to measure in “views,” which are calculated by dividing the total amount of time a title was watched by its runtime, while others, including both Paramount and Amazon Prime Video are more vague. Therefore, 14.6 million could potentially refer to the number of viewers who watched any portion of the “Landman” premiere.

Paramount also reports that 6.7 million households worldwide tuned into the premiere in one week, marking the best-ever performance for a Paramount+ original. On Nov. 17, the day the series premiered, 1.5 households in the U.S.

Landman struck black gold (as Jed Clampett called it) with its Sunday debut.

Leading out of a fresh Yellowstone episode, the Billy Bob Thornton-led oil drama from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace drew 5.2 million total viewers across Paramount+ and all linear preview, marking the biggest global series premiere on Paramount+ in two years.

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Landman in turn joins...

Chalk up another strong series debut for Taylor Sheridan: The showrunner’s drama Landman brought in a sizable audience for its Nov. 17 premiere.

The series opener accumulated 5.2 million viewers on Paramount+ and Paramount Network, where it aired following episode two of Yellowstone’s current run. The streaming portion of that total makes it the top Paramount+ series debut in two years — since another Sheridan series, Yellowstone prequel 1923, opened to 7.4 million cross-platform viewers (including several encores) in December 2022.

Paramount+ says Landman, which stars Billy Bob Thornton as a Texas oilman, joins 1923 and Tulsa King as the streamer’s top series premieres, and that its streaming-only audience in the United States is the biggest for any original on the service after three days.

The 5.2 million viewer total for Landman comes from VideoAmp linear measurement of the Paramount Network airing and internal streaming data for Paramount+. Like most streaming outlets, Paramount+ didn’t offer detailed viewing data,...

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Taylor Sheridan’s “Landman” debuted as the most-watched series premiere Paramount+ has seen in two years.

The series premiere of “Landman” brought in 5.2 million viewers as it debuted Sunday on Paramount+ and aired on Paramount Network immediately after a new episode of “Yellowstone,” according to VideoAmp viewing figures..

“Landman” ranked as the biggest global series premiere the streamer has seen in two years, and joined “Tulsa King” and “1923” as the top three biggest season launches in Paramount+ history. In the U.S. alone, “Landman” ranked as Paramount+’s most-watched premiere within its first three days.

The news comes as Sheridan’s “Yellowstone” debuted the second part of its fifth season to impressive viewership, with the Season 5B premiere bringing 16.4 million viewers on Paramount Network, which grew 29% to 21 million...

Exclusive: The Taylor Sheridan universe continues to expand at Paramount with Sunday’s promising launch of Landman.

The series, which dramatizes the oil boom in the heart of west Texas, delivered 5.2M cross-platform same-day viewers, according to Paramount Global. The company says that, on streaming alone, it’s the biggest global series premiere for Paramount+ in two years, since 1923.

Landman joins Tulsa King and 1923 as the top three biggest launches in Paramount+ history. When accounting for three days of viewing, it also became the best domestic premiere ever for the streamer, Paramount says.

The series not only debuted on Paramount+, it also received an extra lift with a linear airing following the second episode of Yellowstone Season 5B. Sheridan’s inaugural series made its highly anticipated return last week and has been raking in viewers, up to 21M for the premiere episode in just three days.

Paramount Global did not provide streaming-specific numbers for Landman,...

Yellowstone Season 5B debut is now the show’s biggest launch to date.

According to Paramount Global, the premiere episode amassed more than 21M viewers in the three days post-debut, up 29% from its live + same-day audience, to be the best premiere night ever in the U.S. for Yellowstone.

At first glance, a 29% lift might seem a bit like small potatoes, but it’s very clear that Yellowstone had a strong same-night draw, as the series already returned to its biggest premiere night audience ever with 16.4M viewers last Sunday. The three-day numbers just seem to be the icing on the cake.

As Paramount is still locked in a battle with Nielsen, these numbers are a combination of internal data from Paramount+, based on active sub households, as well as linear figures provided by VideoAmp for the initial CBS and encore airings. Since is not possible for Paramount to determine...

After 25 years, Ali Larter still isn’t used to filming intimate scenes, but she appreciates the new era of safe on-set environments.

The Landman star recently opened up about working with the Paramount+ series’ “amazing” intimacy coordinator Mam Smith on her scenes with co-star Billy Bob Thornton, noting that she finds on-set intimacy “terribly uncomfortable.”

“It’s awful. I wouldn’t even say it’s easier when you’re 19,” Larter told Yahoo Entertainment after making her whipped cream-clad breakout performance in 1999’s Varsity Blues.

“You know, at this point, I’ve carried two babies,” she said. “So, I’m like, if you still want to see it, let’s go.”

Although she doesn’t feel that filming intimate scenes “ever gets easier,” Larter raved of working with Smith, “She’s there with us the whole time. They close the sets down.”

Created by Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman stars...

Plot: Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.

Review: Taylor Sheridan has continued to expand Paramount’s roster of series to the point that they may want to reconsider naming their services after him. The writer-director has created shows centered on cowboys, outlaws, criminals, prisoners, soldiers, and historical figures. With Yellowstone returning to complete its original run and five other series on the air, I was prepared to discount Sheridan’s latest series, Landman, as another variation on his established formula. After seeing the new series led by Billy Bob Thornton, I am excited to say that Landman is Taylor Sheridan’s best series since the debut of Yellowstone. With a stellar cast including Ali Larter, Jon Hamm, and Demi Moore, Landman...

Yellowstone fans were left devastated by the opening minutes of season five episode nine, the first new episode of the popular series since January 1, 2023. Battle lines have been clearly drawn after Jamie not only killed his adoptive father but also ruined his legacy by setting up his death as a suicide. Paramount Network released an action-packed one-minute teaser for the remaining episodes of the final season, showcasing an alliance between the Duttons and Thomas Rainwater and Kayce being all in on taking down his brother.

The season five part two premiere set a new high in premiere night viewership, with 16.4 million viewers tuning in. That’s a 3% increase over the first episode of season five which aired on November 10, 2022.

Season five stars Kevin Costner as John Dutton, Luke Grimes as Kayce, Kelly Reilly as Beth, Wes Bentley as Jamie, and Cole Hauser as Rip. Kelsey Asbille stars as Monica, Brecken Merrill is Tate,...

On June 20, 2018, Paramount Network aired the first episode of a neo-Western drama television series called Yellowstone – and a megahit franchise was born. Lately, news regarding the franchise has been focused on what’s coming further down the line. We’ve been hearing casting announcements about the spin-off series The Madison and 1923, and we’ve heard that the flagship show, which was said to be ending with “season 5, part 2,” might continue with a sixth season after all… but before we get there, we still need to see Yellowstone season 5, part 2, which has a premiere date of Sunday, November 10th at 8pm Et/Pt. With the premiere dates almost upon us, JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray had to the chance to sit down for interviews with Cole Hauser (Rip Wheeler), Kelly Reilly (Beth Dutton), and Gil Birmingham (Thomas Rainwater), and you can find out what they had to say about Yellowstone...

Netflix’s Territory might feel like a sibling to Yellowstone—with its rugged landscapes, high-stakes family drama, and power battles over land. But it’s pulling off one thing Yellowstone couldn’t quite master. Where Yellowstone brings out the grit, Territory goes a step further, blending that intensity with a sharper, more dynamic edge that hits home with today’s audience.

A still from Territory | Credits: Easy Tiger Productions

It’s like Yellowstone’s rebellious younger cousin, bringing a modern touch without losing that crazy frontier feel. Sure, there are similarities, but Territory’s fresh take on land battles feels like it’s giving Taylor Sheridan a run for his money in unexpected ways.

Territory: Netflix’s Clever Twist on Yellowstone—A Western Where Death Truly Haunts the Story A still from Territory | Credits: Easy Tiger Productions

Netflix’s latest take on the Western drama, Territory’s hitting familiar...

Updated: “Men die, oil companies don’t. So begins the new trailer for Taylor Sheridan’s Landman, starring Billy Bob Thornton.

In the new trailer, Thornton’s Tommy Norris is the fixer in the Paramount+ drama based on the podcast Boomtown. Check it out above and see series details below.

Previous, Sept. 5: Lots of fiery explosions and grimy-faced roughnecks fill the trailer for the new Paramount+ drama Landman, which also features a warning from star Billy Bob Thornton about how “getting oil out of the ground is the most dangerous job in the world.”

The drama set in west Texas that’s about — what else? — oil drilling and profiteering will premiere Sunday, November 17, on the streamer. The series will launch with two episodes with subsequent episodes of the 10-episode first season dropping every Sunday.

The series is based on the 11-part podcast “Boomtown” from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly...

The oil business affects everything in the wild West Texas town of Landman, and Billy Bob Thornton is a key cog in that machine.

The second trailer for the next Taylor Sheridan series, this time about the oil business, focuses on Thornton’s Tommy Norris, a crisis manager in the oil industry, and peels back more of the relationships between the star-studded ensemble that includes Thornton, Jon Hamm, Demi Moore and Ali Larter.

“Men die, oil companies don’t,” says Tommy (Thornton) in the high-octane trailer (below), as he describes himself as “a divorced alcoholic with $500 thousand in debt” and pulls his son (Jacob Lofland) into the business.

Hamm stars in a recurring guest role as Monty Miller, a Texas oil industry titan with a long personal and professional relationship with Tommy; Moore plays Cami, the wife of another powerful oil man in Texas and friend of Norris; and Larter plays Norris’ ex-wife.

Strap in for the new gritty thriller series from Paramount’s golden boy, Taylor Sheridan. The television guru is premiering a new trailer for his upcoming drama, which will be tackling the cutthroat world of the oil business. As per usual, his new series also sports an impressive cast.

Paramount+ today debuted the second official trailer for the highly anticipated new original series, Landman, starring Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton. The drama will premiere on Sunday, November 17, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available. The series will launch with two episodes and subsequent episodes of the 10-episode first season will be available every Sunday. Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions exclusively for Paramount+.

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a...

Paramount has released a new trailer for Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming oil industry series “Landman.”

In the trailer, Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) has to put out multiple fires, both figuratively and literally, in the West Texas oilpatch in his role as a fixer for a major oil company.

Watch the full trailer below.

“Landman” will debut on Paramount+ on Nov. 17 on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available. The first two episodes will become available to stream on that date followed by one episode per week thereafter. The first season consists of 10 episodes.

“Landman” is based on the “Boomtown” podcast from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly. The official logline describes the show as “an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.”

Along with Thornton, the cast includes Ali Larter,...

Paramount+ has revealed the new trailer for the Landman series, starring Oscar-winner Billy Bob Thornton. The drama will premiere on Sunday, November 17, exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and international markets where the service is available.

The series will launch with two episodes, and subsequent episodes of the 10-episode first season will be available every Sunday.

Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, Landman is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions exclusively for Paramount+.

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the notable 11-part podcast Boomtown from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big that it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.

In addition to Billy Bob Thornton,...

“Yellowstone” debuted the trailer for its upcoming Season 5B to the biggest audience the show has ever seen, TheWrap can reveal exclusively.

The trailer for Season 5’s final episodes, which was released on Tuesday, scored 20.8 million organic cross-platform social views in its first 24 hours, becoming the most-viewed “Yellowstone” trailer ever. That’s up 45% from the trailer for the first half of “Yellowstone” Season 5.

On YouTube, the trailer trended as the No. 3 video on Tuesday, and it ranked as the No. 1 most-watched video published within the TV universe during the day.

The trailer showcased a sneak peek of the action taking place in the back half of Season 5, which premieres Sunday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on Paramount Network. Despite star Kevin Costner confirming he wouldn’t be returning for the rest of Season 5, he is heavily featured in the trailer.

“Everyone’s forgotten who runs this valley,” Costner’s...

John Dutton believes it’s time to remind everyone exactly who it is that runs the valley in the official trailer for Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season five part two. It’s Dutton against Dutton against the world in the minute-and-a-half trailer that finds Beth prepared to secure her family’s legacy, Rip ready to do whatever it takes, Jamie believing he’s man enough to take down his father, and Kayce forming a special bond with Thomas Rainwater.

Season five stars Kevin Costner as John Dutton, Luke Grimes as Kayce, Kelly Reilly as Beth, Wes Bentley as Jamie, and Cole Hauser as Rip. Kelsey Asbille stars as Monica, Brecken Merrill is Tate, Jefferson White plays Jimmy, Forrie Smith is Lloyd, Denim Richards is Colby, Ian Bohen is Ryan, Finn Little is Carter, Ryan Bingham is Walker, and Gil Birmingham is Thomas Rainwater.

The final season’s final episodes premiere...

The Dutton family civil war in Yellowstone breaks out into open warfare in the official trailer for the second half of season five.

“I can’t do this anymore,” anxious cattle rancher’s daughter Beth Dutton, played by Kelly Reilly, says at one point in the trailer. “Well, you’re gonna have to, honey. Or we’re gonna lose this place,” her ranch hand husband, Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser), warns her as the Paramount Network drama makes its long-awaiting return after the first five episodes of season five ended back in January 2023.

“This war is just beginning,” says Kevin Costner, who is not returning after his high-profile exit from the Yellowstone ranch as John Dutton, and yet appears very much in the trailer in scenes likely to wrap his character. In a major cast disruption, Costner left the show after the fifth season hiatus for Yellowstone, partly to focus on his Horizon film saga.

Updated: We’re getting the latest look at the final episodes of Season 5 of Yellowstone, which promises a dark and violent end to the upcoming season.

In the words of Kevin Costner’s John Dutton, “This war is just beginning.”

Watch the final trailer above for Season 5B ahead of its November 10 premiere on Paramount Network.

Previous, Aug. 30: Paramount Network has released the first trailer for the second half of Season 5, which opens with Kevin Costner’s John Dutton back at the ranch. “Legacy,” he says as the trailer begins, pensively looking off into the distance. “You build something worth having, someone’s going to try to take it.”

The clip then moves to Cole Hauser’s Rip: “What I’m doing isn’t for the ranch. It’s for us,” he says, as the clip quickly shifts to what appears to be Kelly Reilly’s Beth Dutton pulling out a knife,...

Paramount Network has revealed the official trailer for Yellowstone Season 5 Part 2, which will premiere on Sunday, November 10, at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.

A special airing of the season premiere of Yellowstone will air on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, Nov. 10 (10-11 p.m. Et). Internationally, Yellowstone will premiere on Paramount+ in Canada on Nov. 10, in the U.K. on Nov. 11, and in Latin America, Brazil, and France at a later date.

Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, Yellowstone chronicles the Dutton family who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States.

Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect – the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park.

Yellowstone is co-created by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Paramount Global Content Distribution distributes the series.

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There are a million ways to die in the west — John Dutton is facing a few-thousand possible demises.

On Tuesday, Paramount Network released the full, official trailer for the second half of “Yellowstone” Season 5, aka the final part of the show’s final season. Season 5-b, as we’ve collectively decided to tag these split seasons, premieres Sunday, November 10 at 8/7c on Paramount Network. It should be appointment-viewing for fans of the series — who knows how many episodes Kevin Costner has left?

Costner, as you’ll recall, had a major falling out with series co-creator Taylor Sheridan. Between the scheduling conflicts, lengthy delays, threatened lawsuits, and general bickering, it’s been about as messy as their on-screen drama. The long and the short of it is that nobody, including Costner, expects Dutton to make it very deep into the show’s final episodes.

In a June 2024 video post to X (fka Twitter), Costner said,...

Yellowstone season 5, part 2, has a premiere date of Sunday, November 10 at 8pm Et/Pt. Although it was originally thought that the series would end with season 5, part 2, especially with the shaky ties the show has with star Kevin Costner, there is still a possibility that the series might continue on with season 6 in addition to the spin-offs that are planned.

Paramount Network has now unveiled the official trailer to the next part of the fifth season of Yellowstone.

TV’s #1 show, produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, Yellowstone chronicles the Dutton family who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect – the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park.

The series was created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson, and they both...

The trailer for “Yellowstone” Season 5 Part 2 is finally here, almost two years after Part 1 wrapped up way back in January 2023.

The deeply American cowboy series returns on November 10. The beloved show became a popular sensation as the most-watched cable TV show for two summers in a row in 2018 and 2019. By 2023, when the first part of this season premiered on Paramount Network, 8.8 million people tuned in to view the show. Simulcasts across Country Music Television, TV Land, and Pop TV brought that number up to 10.5 million.

The drama stars Kevin Costner, who won a Golden Globe for his role but has since departed the series. Costner plays the big-time Montana rancher and patriarch of the Dutton family alongside Kelly Reilly, who plays his daughter and business partner; Wes Bentley, who embodies his not-so-trustworthy son Jamie; Luke Grimes, who personifies his complex cowboy son Kayce; and Cole Hauser as his right-hand man,...

Yellowstone cast members Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Cole Hauser, and Kelsey Asbille take fans on a look behind-the-scenes in the new featurette from the set. The two-minute video reveals that not even the cast were aware of what their co-stars’ storylines were for part two of season five. It was all very hush-hush on the set, and the actors received scripts that had large redacted areas. No one wanted to spoil the experience for fans who’ve been waiting two long years for the second half of the final season to arrive.

The first episode of part two premieres on Paramount Network and CBS on Sunday, November 10, 2024.

Poster for ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 part 2 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)

Season five stars Kevin Costner as John Dutton, Luke Grimes as Kayce, Kelly Reilly as Beth, Wes Bentley as Jamie, and Cole Hauser as Rip. Kelsey Asbille stars as Monica, Brecken Merrill is Tate,...

The season five return of Yellowstone is so secretive that not even the cast knows how it’s all going to play out. The show’s stars revealed on Friday that the back half of the season came with redacted scripts so the actors would only know their own lines, eliciting real-time reactions in some cases as they filmed the show’s return, which is in production in Montana and airs later this fall.

“This season has been very secretive,” says Kelsey Asbille, who plays Monica Dutton, in a revealing video tease released by Paramount Network on Friday (below) that includes interviews with the main castmembers who make up the Dutton family — Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, Luke Grimes and Cole Hauser. Star Kevin Costner, who played patriarch John Dutton, famously exited the series ahead of the final run, and how the show will handle his storyline remains under lock and key.

Paramount Network has brought online a behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming new episodes of Yellowstone, which returns on Nov. 10 at 8/7c. The premiere kicks off the second part of season five.

A special airing of the season premiere of Yellowstone will air on the CBS Television Network on Sunday, Nov. 10 (10-11 p.m. Et). Internationally, Yellowstone will premiere on Paramount+ in Canada on Nov. 10, in the U.K. on Nov. 11, and in Latin America, Brazil, and France at a later date.

Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios, Yellowstone chronicles the Dutton family who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States.

Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect – the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park.

Yellowstone is co-created by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Paramount Global Content Distribution distributes the series.

Poster for ‘Yellowstone’ season 5 part 2 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)

Yellowstone fans have been waiting two long years for the series to return for season five part two. Today, it was announced the first episode of part two will air on CBS, in addition to its normal Paramount Network home.

Yellowstone returns with more Dutton family drama and backstabbing on Sunday, November 10, 2024. Paramount Network will air episode nine of the fifth season at 8pm Et/Pt, and CBS will air the episode at 10pm Et/Pt.

Season five stars Kevin Costner as John Dutton, Luke Grimes as Kayce, Kelly Reilly as Beth, Wes Bentley as Jamie, and Cole Hauser as Rip. Kelsey Asbille stars as Monica, Brecken Merrill is Tate, Jefferson White plays Jimmy, Forrie Smith is Lloyd, Denim Richards is Colby, Ian Bohen is Ryan, Finn Little is Carter, Ryan Bingham is Walker, and Gil Birmingham is Thomas Rainwater.

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CBS has roped in a bonus broadcast airing of the the long-awaited “Yellowstone” return. The Eye network will air the premiere of Season 5’s part 2 — the show’s first original episode in nearly two years — on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 10 p.m. Et.

That reps a quick secondary broadcast window for the episode, which premieres on the Paramount Network earlier that evening at 8 p.m. Et. The CBS airing will preempt that night’s originally scheduled episode of “The Equalizer,” and will air following an episode of CBS’ hit “Tracker.”

In other parts of the globe, “Yellowstone” returns on Paramount+ in Canada on Nov. 10 and in the U.K. on Nov. 11. The show will be back on Paramount+ in Latin America, Brazil and France at a later date.

CBS viewers are no strangers to “Yellowstone,” of course, as the Eye network has previously aired repeats episodes from the hit series’ first three seasons.

Lilli Kay marked a historic moment in Yellowstone when she appeared on the series and shared a romantic kiss with another woman. A new member of the Yellowstone cast in season 5, Lilli Kay first appeared in episode 2, "The Sting of Wisdom" as Clara Brewer, the new assistant to Governor John Dutton (Kevin Costner). Clara is capable and loyal, and much more professional than the family members and ranch hands John is used to working with, and their chemistry together was one of the best additions to season 5.

While Kay is only joining Yellowstone in season 5, she's been connected to Taylor Sheridan's show for much longer. Her father, Stephen Kay, is an executive producer on the series and has directed multiple episodes, including his daughter's debut. Kay's stepmother, Piper Perabo, was also a recurring cast member in Yellowstone seasons 4 and 5 as Summer Higgins. Lilli Kay is a vocal supporter of the LGBTQ+ community,...

Paramount+’s official Landman trailer begins with Oscar winner Billy Bob Thornton explaining that his character’s job in the oil industry is to secure the land and manage the people. And of the two, it’s the people – the second part of the equation – that can get you killed.

In addition to Thornton, the season one cast includes Ali Larter (The Last Victim), Michelle Randolph (1923), Jacob Lofland (Joker 2), Kayla Wallace (When Calls the Heart), and James Jordan (Yellowstone). Mark Collie (Nashville), Paulina Chávez (The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia), and Demi Moore (Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans) also star.

Jon Hamm (Fargo) appears in a recurring guest role, with Andy Garcia (Expendables franchise) and Michael Peña (End of Watch) guest starring.

Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris and Ali Larter as Angela Norris in ‘Landman’ (Photo Credit: James Minchin/Paramount+)

“Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman...