Landman is a Paramount+ drama about the Texas oil industry (Taylor Sheridan). Significant sexual content, language, and moral complexity. 38/100 Caution — mature adults only.
Landman (Paramount+, 2024) is Taylor Sheridan's drama about the Texas oil industry, starring Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris — a "landman" who negotiates oil leases and manages the legal and personal relationships around a large oil operation. The series examines the economics, culture, and moral compromises of the Texas oil industry with the same authenticity Sheridan brought to Yellowstone's ranching world.
Billy Bob Thornton's performance is consistently strong — Tommy Norris is a complicated, morally compromised man who still manages to be compelling and occasionally admirable. The Texas setting is depicted with genuine specificity rather than stereotype. The show's engagement with the oil industry — its economic importance, its environmental costs, its cultural weight in Texas — is substantive.
Landman is TV-MA for significant reasons. Sexual content — including nudity — is present in multiple episodes. Language is pervasive. The moral framework of the oil business world involves regular ethical compromise that the show depicts honestly rather than condemning. For mature Christian adults with high content tolerance who appreciated Yellowstone's combination of authentic setting and moral complexity: Landman offers comparable value at comparable content cost. Not appropriate for most Christian families or teenagers. Available on Paramount+. See our Christian TV Reviews hub.
GodlyScore evaluates every show across nine signal categories grounded in Scripture: profanity (Ephesians 4:29), sexual content (1 Corinthians 6:18-20), violence (Psalm 11:5), LGBT normalization (Romans 1:24-27), spiritual darkness (Ephesians 5:11), glorification of sin (Romans 1:32), deception mechanics (Proverbs 12:22), virtue strength (Philippians 4:8), and redemption arc. The score reflects not just whether content is present but how it's framed — depicted critically, neutrally, or as aspirational. Landman scores 38/100 Caution.
See our Christian TV Reviews hub for comparisons. For episode-level content breakdowns, Plugged In and Common Sense Media complement GodlyScore's biblical framework. Age recommendation: older teenagers and adults.