A modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of West Texas oil rigs
See writer/director Taylor Sheridan’s most popular movies and TV series on IMDb, ranked by user rating.. A Landman, at least one who works in the petroleum industry, will act as the middleman between the exploration companies and the landowners.
Typically, a landman’s job is to negotiate and finalize contracts with landowners with mineral rights to lease those rights to the company they represent Essentially, they manage the land and secure the leases, so they can drill oil and gas. Like a foreman on a construction site, they build out roads, workers living quarters (man-camp), oversee excavation machinery assembly and drilling of the well site itself especially in remote locations.
For someone so focused on his goals, the inclusion of an emotionally unstable, one-woman circus undermines the purpose of the show entirely. It feels like her character disrupts the central narrative, adding unnecessary chaos rather than supporting his journey.
The portrayal doesn’t enhance the storyline but instead makes it harder to take his determination and focus seriously. The wife comes across as emotionally erratic, while the daughter seems to lack intellectual depth, making her contributions to the plot negligible.
The daughter’s portrayal feels particularly shallow, with her character offering little beyond surface-level engagement, which doesn’t add value to the story.Moreover, having these characters constantly jump around in provocative clothing, seemingly for no purpose other than to attract views, feels out of sync with the tone of the series. Instead of enhancing the plot or character dynamics, this approach comes off as a superficial tactic to draw attention.