When Sam Elliott was cast as Billy Bob Thornton’s father in Landman Season 2, the veteran actor admits one detail caught him off guard. At 81, Elliott is only 11 years older than Thornton — but in Taylor Sheridan’s sprawling West Texas universe , the dynamic still works.

Created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace , Landman stars Thornton as Tommy Norris, a tough but morally conflicted oil landman trying to balance the high-stakes world of Texas drilling with an even more volatile personal life. Elliott joins as T .L. Norris, Tommy’s father. The series, which returns for its second season on November 16 on Paramount+, also features Demi Moore , Andy Garcia , Ali Larter , Jacob Lofland , Michelle Randolph , Kayla Wallace , Colm Feore , and Mark Collie . Ell

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