47/38
Essentially, they manage the land and secure leases so they can drill for oil and gas
Synopsis
A modern tale of making a fortune in the West Texas oil rig world, the landowner acts as an intermediary between industry, exploration companies, and landowners. Typically, a landowner’s job is to negotiate and reach agreements with landowners who have mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent.
They are also fixers, problem solvers, and mediators, as featured on CBS News Sunday Morning: Episode #4424 (2022)
Like a foreman at a construction site, they build roads, housing for workers (man camps), assemble drilling rigs, and oversee the drilling itself, especially in remote locations. I have to start by saying that I am a huge fan of everything Taylor Sheridan does (Yellowstone, The Mayor of Kingstown, 1923, 1883, Tulsa King, The Lion, Sicario, He or Highwater, Wind River, etc.).
This is another hit for Sheridan
. He hits home runs one after another and Landman is no exception.
I recommend it to anyone looking for a good new series, especially if you are a Taylor Sheridan fan
Landman is set in present-day Texas, where everyone from billionaires to ruffians are trying to get rich off the oil industry. The series follows Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) as he tries to get his company up and running during the oil boom.