Audiences devoured the first season, which portrayed the oil fields of West Texas as a modern Wild West. Instead of a gunslinging cowboy at the center of the chaos, though, Landman has Thornton at his surliest, weathered best. His character is smart and sarcastic, the kind of guy who can make or break a multimillion-dollar oil deal, but also swears that drinking beer doesn’t cancel his sobriety because six beers won’t affect him the way six shots of whiskey would. He’s a dream protagonist for many Texans — the kind of guy your weird uncle wishes he were.
Even with Sheridan's television omnipresence, Landman has not fared well with award bodies. The 2025 Emmy nominations were recently announced, and Landman was shut out entirely, a slap in the face to those of us who love a soap opera dressed up as Americana.
Awards are nice, but Landman missing out shouldn’t matter to its legions of fans, especially the ones in North Texas. After all, who needs to see Thornton in the crowd at the Emmys when you can catch him on a random street corner in Uptown?
So, if you're looking to make your television debut as an uncredited passerby, here's a list of the places the show has been caught filming for its second season. And knowing that Sheridan has tied his saddle to North Texas, there are likely more sightings to come. We'll keep you updated.