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Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers ahead for Landman

The recent episode of Taylor Sheridan’s Landman just gave a shocking twist for actor Jon Hamm. Hamm plays Monty Miller, a Texas oil industry titan who was suffering from a heart condition by the end of episode 8. However, the series may have closed the book on Monty, though it is not yet confirmed what the phone call at the end was about.

Monty Miller’s apparent death leaves open his position in the company. Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris and the lawyer Rebecca Falcone are reportedly the top contenders for taking control of the company, but there is still another player. With Demi Moore’s recent Golden Globe win and Hamm’s character out of the picture, will her role expand on Landman?

Did Jon Hamm die in Landman episode 9? Billy Bob Thornton in Landman | Credits: Paramount

Taylor Sheridan’s Landman has...

Spoiler Alert !!!'Landman' Spoilers Ahead!

Even though Landman was greatly anticipated by fans worldwide, it’s only true that not all of the plotlines incorporated in it by the showrunner have been sitting well with viewers. And yet, while fans continue to have quite a few complaints with Taylor Sheridan about it all, the show creator has managed to leave them baffled with plot twists of his own nonetheless.

Landman. | Credits: Paramount Pictures.

This stands especially true when considering the latest turn of events in the series, which have given birth to a new theory about who actually could be Ainsley Norris’ real father. And if this theory turns out to be true, then it could actually be stunning enough to dwarf pretty much every plot twist that Sheridan brought about in his Yellowstone lore.

Landman theory about Ainsley’s real father is a bit too baffling

First off,...

Landman fans criticize Taylor Sheridan’s writing of female characters [Image @imkaylawallace on Instagram]

Yellowstone and many other Taylor Sheridan shows are hugely popular with fans, including Tulsa King, Special Ops: Lioness, 1883 and 1923.

However, fans are criticizing Sheridan for the way he writes his female characters in the latest hit, Landman. Moreover, fans say that one female character in the show has been “ruined” by his writing.

Landman fans turn on Taylor Sheridan over his female characters [Image @imkaylawallace on Instagram]

Taylor Sheridan comes up with one hit series after another, each starring A-list celebrities and great storylines. However, the Yellowstone boss is facing criticism from fans over the way he treats women in his series. Moreover, Sheridan is being blasted by fans over how he ruins female characters in his shows and most particularly in Landman.

The drama series stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, the titular landman at an oil company. It also stars Demi Moore,...

Taylor Sheridan became one of the most sought-after television creators thanks to his show Yellowstone. He is now the showrunner of several shows, including Tulsa King and Landman. However, a character in the latter show has many fans starting to turn on him, thanks to one female character whom they say he ruined.

Here is a look at what happened and why fans say Taylor can’t write women.

Fans Blast Taylor Sheridan for Landman Character

Landman has become a very great show in its time on the air. It seems it will join Yellowstone and Tulsa King as Sheridan’s next big hit. However, there was some character development in a recent episode that has some fans angry. They feel that Taylor’s writing ruined a popular character and accuse him of ruining female characters on his shows.

L to R Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris and Kayla Wallace...

It’s always tempting to rush toward the finish line, but in the world of storytelling, the real magic lies in savoring the journey. Just ask any artist who’s had to deal with the pressure to churn out success after success. In Taylor Sheridan’s case, Landman—his latest creation that’s been heating up screens—could be looking at a similar pressure to deliver as quickly as possible.

But rushing Cooper’s storyline could be a deadly mistake for Landman, especially if the plan is to make this show a long-running success like Yellowstone.

Billy Bob Thornton, Mustafa Speaks, and Jacob Lofland in Landman (2024) | Credit: Paramount

Sheridan is no stranger to creating compelling narratives that captivate audiences over multiple seasons. But the key here is pacing. Take Yellowstone, for example. It’s a slow burn, a slow build that takes time to establish complex relationships, and messy, high-stakes drama.

“She’s got a smile that it seems to me, reminds me of childhood memories…” – this sweet little lyric from Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns N’ Roses has nothing to do with oil tycoons, but it’s got a point. Life, and especially TV shows, often need a few sweet moments to balance out the grit. And boy, does Taylor Sheridan’s Landman deliver on that front?

Landman | Credit: Paramount

Sheridan’s works have often sparked debate. Known for his men-dominated worlds, the man behind Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, and Tulsa King has earned his stripes in creating rough-and-tumble narratives. But it’s his portrayal (or lack thereof) of female characters that’s been the center of much of the chatter.

For years, critics have been grumbling that Sheridan’s women are often thinly written, pushed to the sidelines, or portrayed as secondary to their male counterparts. But it...

Taylor Sheridan is no stranger to stirring the pot, but his Landman episode 7 might just be his most controversial yet. In this one, a female character shows up, and fans aren’t holding back their opinions. They’ve blasted her as a walking disaster, writing her like she’s straight out of a time before Wi-Fi or common sense.

Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Network

Sheridan’s typically known for crafting layered, complex characters, but this one? Not so much. The backlash is real, and it’s raising eyebrows about how Sheridan approaches female roles.

Gen Z without Google? Landman sparks debate over Taylor Sheridan’s questionable character writing Ali Larter and Michelle Randolph as Angela and Aynsley in Landman | Credits: Paramount Network

Taylor Sheridan can’t seem to dodge accusations about poorly written female characters, and Landman episode 7 handed critics fresh ammo. One scene sparked disbelief online when...

Taylor Sheridan has held on to his creative hat for far too long when it comes to his authority as a writer. With a magical ability to pull together stories, characters, plots, scenes, and dialogues like none other, the filmmaker paints a picture that makes even the most veteran fan look up at the screens in wonder.

Landman [Credit: Paramount+]

With Landman now in the picture, Sheridan needs to reinvent himself as a writer – a quality he had lost after overburdening himself with projects at Paramount. The latest series starring Hollywood heavyweights now finally has the potential to bring out the best in Sheridan since even the long-standing Yellowstone comes to an end, making space for his creative energy to flow into Landman.

Taylor Sheridan needs to show off his comedic chops Landman [Credit: Paramount+]

As a writer who does not believe in the concept of a writers’ room, Taylor Sheridan should exploit...

Taylor Sheridan has been objectively creating some of the most dubious female on-screen characters since his television debut with Yellowstone. The latest representation of debauchery, duplicity, and decadence can be found in Landman – a series about the oil industry, powerful tycoons, skilled fixers, and other morally unhinged characters all around.

Landman [Credit: Paramount+]

Amid the questionable series of events that make up Landman, Ali Larter’s arc as Angela, the ex-wife of Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris, stands out the most. For the audience, her character rests on completely opposite ends of the spectrum – either loved or hated completely depending on who you ask.

But at the end of the day, Ali Larter’s Angela stands out as a genius character.

Taylor Sheridan’s Landman has a genius in the mix Ali Larter and Michelle Randolph in Landman [Credit: Paramount+]

Starting with Kelly Reilly’s Beth Dutton, there have been countless formidable...

Landman may just be, by far, the funniest thing that Taylor Sheridan has ever done on television. The series, based on the oil industry culture and set against the backdrop of West Texas, has a certain comical quality to it that puts all the dirt, grease, politics, and power struggle to shame.

Landman [Credit: Paramount+]

In his latest series, Sheridan puts forward an aspect of his personality that had been otherwise absent from other projects like Mayor of Kingstown and Yellowstone. Those gritty realistic dramas spoke of a world devoid of laughter and playfulness, something that appears in abundance in the ridiculous family episodes of Landman.

Michelle Randolph flexes her muscles in Landman Michelle Randolph as Aynsley in Landman [Credit: Paramount+]

In Taylor Sheridan‘s universe, Michelle Randolph holds an extremely rare and special record that she shares with only one other actor in the whole industry. Randolph is the only actress to...

[This story contains some spoilers from the Yellowstone season 5B finale and 1923 season one.]

Michelle Randolph has only scratched the surface with her Landman character.

On Taylor Sheridan’s newest Paramount+ series, the West Texas-set drama about the oil industry follows Billy Bob Thornton as corporate fixer Tommy Norris. His job working for an oil titan (Jon Hamm) and running the fields known as “the patch” have life-and-death stakes, as was shown with last week’s near-fatal attack on his son, played by Jacob Lofland. Yet the relationships that cause him the most (comedic) stress are with the rest of his vibrant family: the ex-wife he recently reconciled with, played by Ali Larter, and their 17-year-old daughter played by Randolph.

Randolph’s character, Ainsley, made her introduction in a now-viral scene that saw her explicitly talking to her father about her sex rules, and casually parading around his house — which he shares with two other oil men of similar age — in bikinis and her underwear.

Landman has firmly established itself as one of the biggest shows of the year and we were recently able to catch up with the show's leading lady Ali Larter (Final Destination; Legally Blonde; Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) to talk about playing one of the most fiery characters of her career.

Larter breaks down working opposite the legendary Billy Bob Thornton for the first time, as well as working with series creator Taylor Sheridan for the first time, and also gets into what brings her character back into the fold after some time away.

As per the synopsis, Landman is "Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. 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."

Billy Bob Thornton headlines the series,...

[Warning: The following post contains Major spoilers for Landman Episode 7, “All Roads Lead to a Hole.”] Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) might have his hands more than full with the many dangerous elements of his job, but the women in his life have to find ways to keep themselves occupied in the latest episode of Landman. After Cooper (Jacob Lofland) is released from the hospital, Angela (Ali Larter) and Ainsley (Michelle Randolph) decide to drop in on an old folks home and liven up the place a bit just for kicks before mom swindles a few pool sharks at the saloon. Their lives aren’t all footloose and fancy-free, though. Ainsley is still working to make herself feel at home — in the arms of a star football player, of course (an accidental wink to her on-screen mom’s old role in Varsity Blues?). Even Angela is unhappy about Ainsley being out ’til the wee hours of the night...

As Landman continues its explosive first season, we were able to sit down with stars Kayla Wallace (When Calls the Heart; My Grown-Up Christmas List) and Paulina Chávez (The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia; Fate: The Winx Saga) to talk about their pivotal roles on the latest Taylor Sheridan series.

We get into the unique journies their character's are on this season, working with Billy Bob Thornton as their leading man, the show's authentic Texas setting, being directed by Taylor Sheridan, and a whole lot more.

As per the synopsis, Landman is "Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. 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."

Billy Bob Thornton headlines the series, with a supporting cast consisting of Ali Larter,...

Landman might’ve rattled viewers, but Taylor Sheridan’s early vision for Sicario took stuff to an entirely different level of discomfort. Sheridan originally penned a darker, more unsettling ending for the 2015 thriller, pushing Emily Blunt’s character into a grim and exploitative twist that critics would’ve likely labeled a “demented fantasy.”

Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Pictures

The idea, described as a bold attempt to “do something different,” leaned heavily into moral ambiguity, creating a scenario Blunt herself would’ve struggled to reconcile.

How Emily Blunt contributed to Taylor Sheridan’s Sicario‘s final twist Emily Blunt in Sicario | Credits: Lionsgate Films

If you thought Landman pushed boundaries, Taylor Sheridan’s original ending for Sicario might’ve left you downright disturbed. Sheridan initially crafted a demented fantasy that exploited Emily Blunt’s character, Kate Macer, in ways that’s well… disturbing.

The scene? Alejandro (Benicio Del Toro) beats up Kate,...

If you’ve ever had a moment where you just can’t stop laughing in the middle of something serious, you’ll get why Michelle Randolph found herself in a bit of a pickle on the set of Landman. Imagine delivering a line so awkward, so blunt, that you can barely hold it together—especially when you have to say it while looking straight into Billy Bob Thornton’s eyes. Not easy, right? But that’s exactly what happened with Randolph.

A still from Landman | Credits: Paramount+

The scene that has everyone talking? Well, it’s a little… uncomfortable, to say the least. Randolph, playing the role of Ainsley, the daughter of Thornton’s Tommy Norris, has a very candid conversation with her on-screen father about her relationship with her new boyfriend, Dakota.

Michelle Randolph on delivering the most awkward line in Taylor Sheridan’s Landman

It’s hard enough...

Warren Skeels is a filmmaker with a talent for transforming compelling narratives into immersive cinematic experiences. With a career spanning award-winning documentaries, critically acclaimed films, and hit television series, Skeels has carved a unique niche in the world of storytelling. From his celebrated feature documentary Thespians, which shone a spotlight on the passion and artistry of high school theatre students, to his MTV reality phenomenon Siesta Key, Skeels has consistently brought humanity, emotion, and visual beauty to his projects. Now, with The Man in the White Van, Skeels ventures into the realm of true crime thrillers, delivering a chilling and poignant exploration of fear, denial, and vulnerability in 1970s America.

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Released on December 13, The Man in the White Van is inspired by real events and follows the harrowing story of Annie, a young girl in 1975 Florida who becomes the target of a mysterious stalker. With masterful...

In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, host Mike DeAngelo gets his hands dirty while discussing the gritty Paramount+ drama “Landman.” Co-created by Christian Wallace and Taylor Sheridan, the series dives into the world of West Texas oilfields where roughnecks, wildcat billionaires, and corporate interests collide. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm, Demi Moore, Ali Larter, and more, the show captures a boom so big it’s reshaping everything from local economies to geopolitics.

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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.

Michelle Randolph is now a veteran of the Taylor Sheridan-verse.

The young actress first appeared in “1923,” the phenomenally popular “Yellowstone” prequel that premiered back in 2022. She played Liz Strafford, soon Dutton, the fiancée of Jack Dutton (Darren Mann) and the possible grandmother of John Dutton (Kevin Costner) on the flagship series. (Randolph swears she still doesn’t know.)

She now stars a completely different character for the prolific showrunner as Ainsley, the bratty daughter of Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter on “Landman,” the Paramount+ drama based on a Texas Monthly podcast “Boomtown” about the state’s volatile oil business. The characters, besides a certain flintiness, couldn’t be further apart.

Randolph said that she first heard rumblings about “Landman” when they were shooting the first season of “1923” (it returns for Season 2 in February). She had assumed there was no way that she could do “Landman” because, as originally planned,...

Besides earning recognition for curating some of the most out-of-the-box entertaining storylines and maintaining authenticity across it all, Taylor Sheridan is also rather famous for having at least one female baddie in his projects. Like the way he drafted Kelly Reilly’s fan-favorite character in the Yellowstone saga: The brave, bold, and fierce Beth Dutton.

Taylor Sheridan. | Credits: Yellowstone / Paramount Pictures.

Since similar characters can be found in his other series as well, we have found just the perfect actress who could serve as the new badass female lead in the slew of upcoming shows that Sheridan already seems to have on his To-Do list. This would be none other than the fan-beloved Kaley Cuoco from The Big Bang Theory. And the best part? She seems to be interested as well!

Kaley Cuoco could be the next baddie in Taylor Sheridan’s projects

Over the years, while pretty much every...

Welcome to the exciting TV world in 2024, where the small screen is bustling with creativity and innovation! This article highlights the best TV series of the year and features a diverse range of genres and storytelling techniques that have impressed both viewers and reviewers. With shows that thrill and make you think and talk, 2024 has proven to be a great year for television.

Streaming services have changed how we consume content in the entertainment industry, resulting in an increase in high-quality series that push the limits of storytelling. People no longer have to wait a week for the next show; now, binge-watching is common, letting viewers get lost in deep stories and complicated characters. As a result of this shift, a treasure trove of content that represents the diverse experiences of our world has been produced, which has given artists the freedom to take risks and explore novel topics.

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Yellowstone has won millions’ of hearts over the years, blossoming into a full-blown franchise with sequels, prequels, and spin-offs that have expanded its universe in every direction. What everybody is aware of by now is that the mastermind behind it all, Taylor Sheridan, just doesn’t create the stories, but he also steps in front of the camera as a character too!

Kevin Costner with his co-stars in a still poster of Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount Network

This dual role has sparked plenty of fan chatter, with many wondering if his on-screen persona is a reflection of himself. While Travis isn’t exactly what you’d call a fan-favorite, the show’s producer Christina Alexandra Voros has finally addressed all the fuss, shedding light on whether the character and the creator are one and the same.

Are Taylor Sheridan and Travis Wheatley the same person?

Travis Wheatley’s sudden transformation into...

It is safe to say that the Yellowstone finale has left fans with many feelings. After Taylor Sheridan and company finished telling the main chapter of the excellent story, fans were left picking up the pieces of their hearts while still reeling with the number of twists that the final episode brought with it. Be it the fate of the ranch, Jamie Dutton, or the confusing lengths that Beth went to, it is safe to say that fans were shocked by the plot.

A still from Yellowstone | Credit: Paramount Network

With this, one can only imagine the reactions of the cast after finding out about one of the most surprising moments in the episode. However, it was recently revealed by an executive producer of the series, Christina Alexandra Voros, that they were in the dark.

The cast of Yellowstone had no idea about what was going to happen in the final episode

Recently,...

As famed as Taylor Sheridan is for his exceptional storytelling skills, he has also been gaining quite a lot of backlash and controversies as of late for the same. While his Yellowstone finale, which has been rated critically low by many, is one to earn him this criticism, some elements that he incorporated in Landman have also been contributing to the backlash against him.

Taylor Sheridan. | Credits: Yellowstone / Paramount Pictures.

But there are two sides to this coin as well. For one, Sheridan was receiving quite the hate for crafting Ali Larter’s Angela the way he did, with many expressing annoyance at the personality she sports and simply the aura surrounding her character. However, fans now finally seem to relate to just why the mastermind decided to write her the way he did – with perfection.

Hot Take: Taylor Sheridan’s crafting of Ali Larter’s Angela is just perfect...

Sylvester Stallone’s collaboration with Taylor Sheridan, Tulsa King, has been a banger of a show. It once again showed Stallone at his best, as the mafia boss Dwight “the General” Manfredi, who sets up his criminal organization from scratch after release from prison. However, one of the negative criticisms against the series has been its subpar dialogue.

Sylvester Stallone as Dwight “the General” Manfredi in Tulsa King | Credits: Paramount Network

Sheridan, who is on the firing lane for ruining the Yellowstone final season, served as the head writer of the show. Tulsa King is just another example that Sheridan knows little about writing dialogues. One Redditor pointed out a particularly dumb line in the promo of the series that made them skeptical of the series.

Taylor Sheridan’s one dumb dialogue in Sylvester Stallone’s Tulsa King caught attention Sylvester Stallone in a still from Tulsa King | Credits: Paramount...

With Yellowstone now over and done with, Taylor Sheridan can rest a while knowing his legacy is well-protected from the dissidents and naysayers who had given up on him after the last 2 years. The Kevin Costner fiasco had already left a stain on Yellowstone‘s legacy, but Sheridan has managed to turn things around in the final leg of the show’s journey.

Taylor Sheridan in Yellowstone [Credit: Paramount+]

Now, the powerful writer-director enjoys the future his imagination brings him by creating one world after another out of middle-class America and its varied professions. Landman, the latest in his list of accomplishments, focuses on the boomtown culture surrounding the oil business against the backdrop of Texas.

Taylor Sheridan inserts himself into Landman? Landman [Credit: Paramount+]

Although Taylor Sheridan has the power to make or break worlds with a single stroke of his pen, it is far more fitting for the writer to expand...

“The Man in the White Van” arises from the deep depths of true crime, primarily based on the real-life tragedies of Billy Mansfield Jr. The film follows Annie (Madison Wolfe), a 15-year-old tomboy whose fears about a lurking white van are dismissed by her family in 1970s Florida when the American Dream still murmured promises of safety. This dismissal reflects a greater societal inclination to discredit young women’s fears, as if teen paranoia were widely acceptable.

As the narrative progresses, The white van becomes a modern-day boogeyman, symbolizing the threat to youthful innocence. It reveals an unsettling truth: danger is often hidden in plain sight. The film’s tempo, as it meanders through teenage trivialities, parallels the slow development of real-life dangers when disbelief and denial set in.

Finally, “The Man in the White Van” addresses societal concerns about child safety, emphasizing the repercussions of ignoring warning signs. It reminds us that often,...

With just a few weeks left in 2024, notable films continue to land with Nickel Boys and The Last Showgirl officially jumping into awards season — the former already a two-time winner at the first stop, the Gotham Awards. A few big indie stories are yet to be told, with Babygirl and A Complete Unknown hitting for Christmas, making it possible to opine definitively on the year’s improving indie film market. The Brutalist, also being widely recognized this season, opens next week.

Nickel Boys by RaMell Ross from Amazon MGM Studios’ Orion Pictures is the much-nominated film based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. It opens at two NYC theaters with an LA expansion Dec. 20, adding other markets into January.

The gripping film is writer/director Ross’s narrative debut after his acclaimed 2018 documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening. It world-premiered at Telluride...

To celebrate the release of The Man in the White Van, which opens in US cinemas this week, we had the pleasure of chatting with its cast and director to find out more about the terrifying new film!

Based on true events. In 1975 Florida, a series of violent disappearances go unnoticed, and young Annie (Madison Wolfe) is targeted by an ominous white van that stalks her every move. As the menace escalates, her parents dismiss her fears, and Annie is soon plunged into a terrifying nightmare that shatters her world. Also starring Brec Bassinger, Skai Jackson, Ali Larter, and Sean Astin. Directed by Warren Skeels.

Chatting to Wolfe, Bassinger, Jackson, and Warren, we talk about our collective terror – particularly when we are young – of white vans, how they are even scarier on screen, their unique ways of getting ready to be scared on film, why they have all become friends...

Taylor Sheridan's new drama series Landman is now streaming on Paramount+ and following its thunderous premiere last month, we were able to catch up with stars Jacob Lofland, James Jordan, and Mark Collie to talk about their roles in the popular new show, which is based on the Boomtown podcast hosted by Christian Wallace.

In our informative conversation, the trio break down working on a Sheridan show, while sharing details about their characters and offering some insight into why the series looks and feels so authentically Texas.

As per the synopsis, Landman is "Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. 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."

Billy Bob Thornton headlines the series, with...

Stars: Madison Wolfe, Brec Bassinger, Gavin Warren, Ali Larter, Sean Astin, Tom Gillen, Skai Jackson, Noah Lomax | Written by Warren Skeels, Sharon Y. Cobb | Directed by Warren Skeels

Based in part on the real-life crimes of Billy Mansfield Jr., The Man in the White Van is a 1970s set thriller from director Warren Skeels and co-writer Sharon Y. Cobb. It opens with a prologue set in 1970 showing the killer at work before jumping ahead to 1975 where Annie is riding her horse while Edgar Winter’s “Free Ride” plays on the soundtrack.

Annie is the middle child, with an older sister, Margaret who is about to be presented at the Debutant’s Ball, and a gun-obsessed younger brother Daniel.

Her parents Hellen and William wish she was more like Margaret rather than a tomboy who’s more interested in riding horses than being proper or caring if her legs are properly shaved.

Every great story starts with a spark, but not all sparks lead to fire. Well, if Taylor Sheridan’s latest project, Landman, is anything to go by, that spark seems to have fizzled out quicker than expected. What was supposed to be a tense, character-driven drama has ended up as a bit of a dud, leaving viewers wondering what went wrong.

Emily Blunt in Sicario | Credit: Lionsgate Films

The man who gave us the nail-biting intensity of Sicario and the heart-pounding screenplay of Yellowstone, appears to have lost his touch. What was meant to be a drama exploring the world of oil in West Texas has instead become an awkward misstep.

Set in West Texas, Paramount+’s latest offering follows Tommy Norris (played by Billy Bob Thornton), an executive caught between a rock and a hard place, trying to manage the chaos around Monty Miller (Jon Hamm), a fellow oil-industry titan.

It's been 14 years since the Final Destination series last blew moviegoers' minds with one of the best twist endings in recent memory. We won't spoil Final Destination 5 for readers who have not yet been acquainted with the series capper to end them all. But 14 years is a long time,...

Final Destination: Bloodlines finally has a release date! Warner Bros. has dated the film for May 16, 2025, after years of back-and-forth during the development process. By the time the sixth film in the franchise is released in theaters, it will have been 14 years since we last saw a Final Destination movie.

The last film in the series, Final Destination 5, was released in August 2011. Final Destination 5 was better received than the fourth entry, with some people feeling it was one of the best in the franchise. Plans for a sixth film were made shortly after, but things hit a development snag amid the Covid-19 pandemic. After that, it seemed like Warner Bros. wasn't entirely sure what to do with the franchise. At one point, it was going to be distributed by its Max streaming service.

But everything is finally back on track, and the popular New Line Cinema film series...

Billy Bob Thornton on Monday earned his seventh Golden Globe nomination for playing the title role in Landman, Taylor Sheridan’s deceptively funny but equally grim series on Paramount+ about the oil business that’s based on “Boomtown” podcast from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly.

Here, Thornton talks about how the role of Tommy Norris was custom made for him by Taylor Sheridan, and how he’s become a bit of a folk hero among the real life landmen of Texas. The series just dropped its fifth episode on Sunday; there are 10 episodes in all for the first season.

Deadline Make no doubt about it, this is your show. When Taylor pitched this to you, did he say this is your story? Tommy’s story?

Billy Bob Thornton Well, actually he did. I had done a cameo for Taylor in 1883. I played the Marshal of Fort Worth and had a...

Taylor Sheridan has finally returned with yet another episode of Landman – episode 5, Where is Home – and so far, everything seems to be going just fine. All, except for the minor heart attacks the showrunner seems to give his viewers every now and then, with the mere thought of the possibility of him taking the wrong decision for some major, fan-favorite characters.

Landman. | Credits: Paramount Pictures.

That said, besides the arcs featuring Tommy Norris’ ex-wife Angela and daughter Ainsley, which continue to leave a lot of viewers baffled and annoyed at the same time, now fans are concerned about yet another character. This time around, they’re worried about Cooper Norris, fearing Sheridan just might end up messing up with a Jamie Dutton-like move from Yellowstone.

Spoiler Alert !!!Landman Episode 5 Spoilers Ahead! Cooper Norris in Landman Episode 5 is Appeasing and Concerning

The recently released episode 5, Where is Home, served as yet...

It’s the time of year most TV fanatics hate — when all of our favorite Primetime series go on break.

We’ve got tips for fighting the fall finale funk to help you get through the next few weeks of reruns and missing series. These ideas are meant to be fun and festive.

If you’re struggling with seasonal withdrawals and feel out of sorts without anything to do until your favorite shows come back on, try these funk-fighting tips. You can always catch a rerun of one of your series favorites, like NCIS: Origins.

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Many of today’s popular TV shows go on a multi-week hiatus around the end-of-year holidays, giving TV networks time to fill with seasonal specials and holiday favorites.

However, the break in regular programming is also the perfect time for other shows to try to capture an otherwise distracted audience.

After a 14 year absence, the hit Final Destination franchise will return to the big screen next year with sixth installment Final Destination: Bloodlines, and we now have a release date.

Final Destination: Bloodlines will crash into theaters on May 16, 2025!

Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (Freaks) are directing the sixth installment, which doesn’t yet have an official plot synopsis. But here’s what we do know about Fd: Bloodlines…

Final Destination 6 will be written by Lori Evans Taylor (“Wicked Wicked Games”) and Guy Busick (Scream), with Jon Watts (Spider-Man: No Way Home) producing.

The cast for the hit franchise’s sixth installment includes Teo Briones (“Chucky”), Brec Bassinger (“Stargirl”), Kaitlyn Santa Juana (The Friendship Game), Richard Harmon (Grave Encounters 2), Anna Lore, Owen Patrick Joyner, Max Lloyd-Jones (The Book Of Boba Fett), Rya Kihlstedt (Obi Wan Kenobi), and Tinpo Lee (The Manor).

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[Warning: The following post contains Major spoilers for Landman Episode 5, “Where Is Home”.] No good deed goes unpunished in Landman. After Cooper (Jacob Lofland) decides to pay a visit to Ariana (Paulina Chávez) to help the new widow adjust to life on her own — patiently explaining things like recurrent mortgage auto-drafts and dutifully mowing her lawn — he’s rewarded for that effort with a beating from Manuel (J.R. Villarreal) and his goons. That’s maybe not even the worst thing that happens to him that day, either. Earlier, his mom (Ali Larter) insists on hosting a family dinner with Tommy (Billy Bob Thornton), with whom she’s newly reconciled, and Ainsley (Michelle Randolph), along with the other oil house residents — and to say it’s an awkward occasion is an understatement. So what does the future hold for Cooper and the rest of the Norris crew? TV Insider caught up with Lofland to find out. I wanted to...

Landman is the latest addition to the prolific filmography of producer Taylor Sheridan. The series stars Billy Bob Thornton in the lead role and premiered to mostly positive reviews. However, it is also distinctive from other Sheridan shows in one aspect despite sharing some qualities with the creator’s most popular productions.

Billy Bob Thornton plays Tommy Norris in Landman (Credit: Paramount+).

During an interview, Thornton talked about his character in the series and revealed what attracted him to the role. In the process, the actor revealed what makes the latest Sheridan creation different from other shows while also underlining its grounded nature. Here is why Taylor Sheridan’s Landman might just be his most grounded series yet.

Billy Bob Thornton Discusses His Role in Taylor Sheridan’s Landman

Billy Bob Thornton first worked with creator Taylor Sheridan on the Western-drama series 1883. The duo later collaborated on the drama series Landman,...

After jeans with Ugg boots, leggings are fashionistas’ favorite clothing to wear with uggs. It’s easy to see why — slim legs perfectly contrast against clunky fur boots. Both exude a loungy, comfy vibe and are easy-wearing items you don’t need to put much thought into to style.

But even if they’re effortless, leggings or yoga pants with uggs provide a load of styling options: with dresses, sweaters, shorts, long socks, coats, and sometimes, even all of these at once. If you need the warmth and coverage of jeans, you can always layer on more leggings or wear a fleece-lined pair.

Just take it from these celebrities who show us 13 different style inspirations on wearing uggs with leggings and yoga pants. One styling tip that they all have in common? All of them made sure that their tops covered at least 50% of their butts. It’s a must!

Nothing quite speaks horror like the 2000s film series, Final Destination. With errant vehicles barreling down the streets, water dripping on live wires and electronic gadgets, and pointy things lying all around ready to impale the next victim, the horror franchise embodied death like no other slasher could before.

Final Destination [Credit: New Line Cinema]

Even so, the film series has managed to introduce new and inventive ways to subvert the viewer’s expectations, leaving the scene littered with false clues and misdirections, only to kill off the next victim in the most shocking, random, and unforeseen manner.

A quarter of a century later, Final Destination still manages to haunt an entire generation of fans paralyzed with a deeply rooted, subconscious fear of everyday objects that can render us dead in a matter of moments with a single misstep.

Final Destination 2 Haunts Millennials to This Day Final Destination 2 [Credit: New Line Cinema]

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Landman is just the latest in Taylor Sheridan’s long and growing list of inimitable television hits after such shows as Yellowstone, Mayor of Kingstown, Special Ops: Lioness, and Tulsa King. While Paramount+ prospers under the umbrella of their partnership with the record-making creator, Sheridan finds a niche for himself to explore all the themes that were shunned by the remainder of the industry for being too dense and heavy.

Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris in Landman [Credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+]

In his latest endeavor, Taylor Sheridan repeated a trick that made him famous on television, especially on behalf of Kelly Reilly’s arc in Yellowstone. Through arcs like Beth Dutton and Kate Macer, the filmmaker has garnered an integral and profound understanding of the female psyche in all its strengths and foibles.

Now, he does the same again with Landman‘s Ali Larter and her layered character arc of Angela Norris.

Taylor Sheridan has brought forth several highly acclaimed shows out in the open. In this, Yellowstone has managed to captivate viewers for several years now with the fictional Dutton family and their ranch legacy. Now, another show of his with the iconic Billy Bob Thornton has intrigued the viewers with its storyline featuring the world of oil rigs in West Texas.

A still from Yellowstone | Credits: Paramount+

The show is Landman, and with Sheridan behind the screenplay comparisons with Yellowstone are inevitable. On the same subject, even Thornton talked about the single greatest advantage his show has over Yellowstone.

Billy Bob Thornton Detailed the One Advantage That Landman Has Over Yellowstone

Created by the genius Taylor Sheridan, Landman has taken over the Paramount screens with its thrilling storylines. While the fans are definitely having a great time, it has also brought forth several comparisons with Sheridan’s most famous project Yellowstone.

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.

Amid the news that James Van Der Beek has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer, the actor is stepping up – and suiting up – to do his part to help families in need. As his Varsity Blues character once said, “We go out there and we give it absolutely everything: that’s heroic.”

In an Instagram post ahead of the holidays, James Van Der Beek wrote, “Merch drop! Excited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of #VarsityBlues with a limited edition #4 Moxon jersey—each one personally autographed by me. Grab yours now at the link in my bio or head over to Jvdb.Shop. 100% of my net proceeds will go to families recovering from the financial burden of cancer (including my own)”.

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If you thought Landman was all about oil rigs and courtroom drama, think again. Episode 4 of Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace’s series is like cracking open a barrel of secrets—turns out, the real drama isn’t just beneath the ground, but in the messy personal lives of its characters.

Ever heard Tom Petty’s song I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty? It’s an anthem of resilience, and it’s exactly what Tommy Norris’ grizzled landman, embodies in Landman Episode 4, The Sting of Second Chances.

Demi Moore and Billy Bob Thornton in Landman | Credit: Paramount+

Sheridan’s latest show, already creating waves with its brutal portrayal of the Texas oil industry, is everything fans of Yellowstone and its offshoots crave. It’s tough, unapologetically raw, and doesn’t shy away from revealing the brutal, unforgiving heart of one of America’s most lucrative and dangerous industries.

On Monday December 2 2024, NBC broadcasts The Kelly Clarkson Show!

Season 6 Episode 47 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” promises a mix of music, celebrity guests, and heartwarming stories. Airing on NBC, this episode features a special Kellyoke performance of “Don’t You Wanna Stay.” Fans can look forward to Kelly Clarkson’s powerful vocals as she delivers this popular duet, sure to be a highlight of the show.

In addition to the music, the episode welcomes a star-studded lineup. Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm, and Ali Larter will join Kelly for engaging conversations. Their stories and experiences are bound to entertain and inspire, giving viewers a glimpse into their lives and careers.

Jack Huston will also make an appearance, sharing scenes and stories from his work. His insights into the film industry and personal anecdotes will add depth to the episode.

The show will also feature the Pawsitivity Good Awards,...

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Michelle Randolph is one of the most talented young actresses working in Hollywood right now. The 1923 famed actress began her career in Hollywood with the 2017 TV movie House of the Witch and finally got her big break when she starred in Yellowstone‘s hit prequel series 1923 as Elizabeth “Liz” Strafford. Now, she is starring in another Taylor Sheridan series titled Landman. So, if you love Randolph’s performances, here are the best movies and TV shows starring Michelle Randolph to check out right now.

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The Resort is a horror thriller film written and directed by Taylor Chien. The 2021 film revolves around four young friends who go to investigate a haunted and abandoned resort in Hawaii. They soon learn that the horrific stories of the infamous Half-Faced Girl are not that false.