The Surprising Secret Of Why Landman Is Better Than Yellowstone

Landman has surpassed Yellowstone as a compelling and satisfying family drama because the Norris clan have one important element the Duttons lacked. Landman season 2 has delved deeper into Tommy Norris’ (Billy Bob Thornton) tragic past with his deceased drug addict mother and his invalid father, T.L. Norris (Sam Elliott)

Landman’s A stories revolve around Tommy Norris juggling his dual role as President of M-Tex Oil and a landman. Tommy refuses to delegate either job, so the landman ends up driving hundreds of miles around West Texas dealing with crises in the Patch and the fallout from the corporate crimes of M-Tex’s late owner, Monty Miller (Jon Hamm).Tommy’s family tends to compound his daily chaos instead of offering relief. The rented Midland, Texas house Tommy shares with Nate (Colm Feore) and Dale Bradley (James Jordan) is now bursting at the seams after Tommy’s daughter, wife, and father moved in. But Landman putting the Norris clan under one roof also highlights the oil drama’s unexpected advantage over Yellowstone.