For a little while there, Landman fans had reason to wonder whether Billy Bob Thornton’s schedule was about to get very crowded. Between his work fronting The Boxmasters and the usual churn around Taylor Sheridan productions, there had been some uncertainty over how the next season of Paramount+’s oil-soaked drama would line up. That was especially true with Season 3 looking like it would start later than the show’s previous two outings. Now, though, Thornton has cut through the noise with a very clear answer.
In an interview with Complex, Thornton has confirmed that he’ll be back for Landman Season 3, with production set to begin in May 2026. Asked directly about his return, the actor’s response was simple: “I’ll be there.” The update also helps settle concerns that his summer run with The Boxmasters might interfere with the next chapter of the Paramount+ series. Reports tied to the actor’s latest tour rollout indicate that filming is expected to get underway before the band launches its 2026 Morro Rock Tour on June 20 in Orangevale, California.
That timing matters because it points to a slightly later production start than fans have gotten used to with Landman. Previous reporting around the series suggested Season 3 would begin shooting in May, a shift that raised questions about delays and what that could mean for the show’s eventual return. It doesn’t sound like anything disastrous is going on, but it does suggest Sheridan’s hit Western is taking a different road into its next run.
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you’re complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world’s indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you’re willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family’s weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what’s yours, you don’t escalate — you finish it. You’re not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone’s world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn’t make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You’re a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they’ll do to get it. You’re not naive enough to think this world is fair. You’re smart enough to be the one deciding who it’s fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you’re not above reminding people that the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they’d be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they’re more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don’t need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you’re the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky’s world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You’ve made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
Michelle Randolph recently opened up about what would happen to her character, Ainsley, in the third season, and noted that she was keen to discover who the character becomes away from her family and outside her comfort zone.
“Well, we know who Ainsley is when she is around her family and comfortable. So I’m looking forward to seeing and discovering who she is when she goes to college and she’s around her peers and out of her comfort zone. I think we saw speckles of that in season two toward the end. What’s cool about growing with a character is, especially on a TV show, you get to meet them at different points in their life. I’m learning who Ainsley is as she’s learning who she is. That makes me excited to get back.”
The cast of Landman includes Thornton as Tommy Norris, Ali Larter as Angela Norris, Randolph as Ainsley Norris, Jacob Lofland as Cooper Norris, Demi Moore as Cami Miller, Andy Garcia as Gallino, and Sam Elliott as T.L. Norris.
*Landman *streams on Paramount+. Season 3 will hopefully stream by the end of 2026.
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