From casting calls to new locations, the latest updates for Landman 2 make me wonder what is coming ahead in the new season

Landman 2 has shifted into high gear. Recent casting notices for baby twins and Texas Christian University extras, fresh location permits stretching from Fort Worth to the casino hub of Durant, Oklahoma, and a raft of A-list additions, most notably Sam Elliott as a series regular, signal that Taylor Sheridan’s West-Texas oil saga is widening its scope.

Paramount+ confirmed the renewal in March 2025, and executives now target a November 2025 return. Alongside Elliott, Grey’s Anatomy alum Stefania Spampinato will portray cartel boss Gallino’s wife, deepening the crime thread that emerged in the Season 1 finale.

Production began in April, with episodes wrapping up by August, according to on-set updates. All signs point to a season that fuses big-oil power games with family fallout from Monty Miller’s death and Tommy Norris’ sudden promotion at M-Tex.

Casting calls and star power pushed Landman 2 into the spotlight

When Season 2 was announced, as cited in Energynow Media on June 26, 2025, co-creator Christian Wallace stated,

"As long as there are stories to tell, I would love to keep telling them. And I think we really just skinned the surface on our first season, and that’s saying something because they cover a lot of ground. So yeah, I hope we keep telling these stories for a while."

Paramount president Chris McCarthy echoed that optimism, calling the show one of the biggest of the year, and thanked Sheridan’s knack for tapping the cultural zeitgeist. Sam Elliott’s arrival reunites him with Billy Bob Thornton after Tombstone and 1883. Thornton stated in a goldderby.com interview dated May 19, 2025,

“I really love the show. I love doing it, I love playing this character, and I love the people I work with. Not only the cast, but the crew also is just stellar.”

Casting sheets also seek twin Latino infants to play Ariana’s newborn and TCU students for a campus-protest sequence, underscoring the season’s expanded family and environmental angles. Meanwhile, Spampinato’s recurring role opposite Andy Garcia hints at deeper cartel intrigue that will shadow Tommy’s new corporate perch.

New locations widen the series’ oil-patch canvas

Season 1 stayed largely in Fort Worth and the Permian Basin. Landman 2 keeps that base but is now filming in Jacksboro, Texas, and Durant, Oklahoma, home to the Choctaw Casino & Resort, reportedly eyed for pivotal scenes.

Production notices detail highway closures near the Jacksboro Police Station and Durant’s casino district, suggesting law-enforcement and high-stakes gambling story beats that dovetail with the show’s boom-and-bust ethos.

As per the energy media report, Demi Moore, who plays Cami Miller, teased the broader setting:

“It’s a very interesting world in the boomtown of Fort Worth, Texas. It’s kind of this subculture that we haven’t seen before, which is what I think Taylor does so well”

Her comment aligns with Sheridan’s habit of anchoring neo-Western drama in real communities, from ranch country in Yellowstone to the shale fields here, while widening the geographic lens each season.

Plot threads: How Season 1’s fallout feeds Landman 2

The finale left Monty Miller dead and Tommy Norris elevated to CEO, with cartel leader Gallino stepping from the shadows and Ariana’s pregnancy unresolved. Landman 2 is expected to follow Tommy’s struggle to balance corporate duty with family repair, while introducing Elliott’s still-mysterious character, likely an industry veteran who tests Tommy’s authority.

Paramount’s earnings call timeline places the premiere in November 2025, a slot that lets Landman 2 overlap with Sheridan’s Tulsa King and Mayor of Kingstown returns, creating a mini-Sheridanverse event.

McCarthy noted that the franchise resonates because it blends “rugged individualism” with debates over energy and climate. With campus-protest scenes and casino-border story lines now in play, viewers can expect Landman 2 to pit oil-patch pragmatism against emerging social and environmental pressures, all while Tommy’s clan navigates grief, a new baby, and fresh rivals.

In short, Landman 2 continues to drill deeper, geographically and thematically, into the high-octane world it established last year. November can’t come soon enough for fans eager to see how Sheridan’s latest expansion pays off.

Stay tuned for more updates.