What to read, watch, and listen to if you lovedLandman
Taylor Sheridan · Series · 2024
If you loved Landman, start with Boomtown (Graham Yost, 2002) — a series from the same story. Below: 4 books, 4 films and 2 podcasts, each matched to Landman across media.
What hooked you in Landman was the way the unforgiving landscape exposes the raw tension between corporate ambition and human struggle.
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The source
Boomtown
Graham Yost · Series · 2002
Books on the same thread
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry · Book · 1988
Explores: Cattle Drive, American West, Frontier Life.
Like Landman, this epic explores the heavy personal cost of empire-building in Texas, grounding its vast historical scope in the complex, often fractured relationships of those seeking fortune.
Broken Country (Reese's Book Club)
Clare Leslie Hall · Book · 2025
Explores: Family secrets, Small town corruption, Economic hardship.
You will recognize the atmosphere of Landman in this story of small-town corruption and economic hardship, where the land itself holds secrets that threaten to dismantle established lives.
Crook Manifesto
Colson Whitehead · Book
Explores: systemic corruption, 1970s urban decay, criminal underworld.
This narrative mirrors the systemic corruption found in Landman, trading West Texas oil fields for 1970s Harlem to examine how powerful, violent forces exert control over ordinary people.
Jack Reacher
Lee Child, Andrew Child · Book · 1997
Explores: Military Justice, Vigilante Justice, Conspiracy.
If the rugged, transient lifestyle of the roughnecks in Landman appealed to you, you will appreciate Reacher's own uncompromising path through a world rife with conspiracy and vigilante justice.
Films on the same thread
Sarah's Oil
Cyrus Nowrasteh · Film · 2025
Explores: Systemic racism, Corporate greed, Resilience.
This film captures the same ruthless struggle against corporate greed depicted in Landman, highlighting the resilience required to survive when powerful oil interests target your livelihood and home.
Nomadland
Chloé Zhao · Film · 2021
Shares a thread with Landman: Neo-Western.
While Landman focuses on the boom, this film examines the human aftermath of economic instability in the American West, focusing on the quiet resilience of those left behind.
There Will Be Blood
Paul Thomas Anderson · Film · 2007
Explores: Greed, Ambition, Family Conflict.
This film is the definitive predecessor to Landman, masterfully dissecting the same toxic intersection of unchecked ambition, religious fervor, and the brutal pursuit of wealth in the oil industry.
Hell or High Water
David Mackenzie · Film · 2016
Shares a thread with Landman: Neo-Western.
This story echoes the West Texas desperation portrayed in Landman, where the weight of family legacy and economic hardship forces characters into extreme measures to protect their own interests.
Podcasts on the same thread
S-Town
Serial Productions · Podcast · 2024
Explores: small-town isolation, eccentricity, social decay.
This investigation into small-town isolation and wealth mirrors the dark, complex character studies found in Landman, revealing how deep-seated social decay impacts the lives of those living off-grid.
The Archers
Podcast
Explores: family life, community, farming.
If you enjoy the serialized, community-focused drama found within the oil-boom setting of Landman, this long-running series offers a similar deep dive into the complex dynamics of rural life.
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Common questions
Is Landman based on a true story or a specific book?
Landman is a 2024 television series created by Taylor Sheridan. It is not based on a specific book but is a modern-day tale set in the oil boomtowns of West Texas, exploring the lives of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires who are currently reshaping the global economy and climate.
What is the connection between Landman and the show Boomtown?
There is no direct narrative connection between Landman and the 2002 series Boomtown. However, fans of the themes found in Landman, such as the high-stakes environment of fortune-seeking and industrial boomtown settings, may find the earlier series relevant to their interests in similar genre storytelling.
Does Landman focus on the environmental impact of the oil industry?
Yes, Landman explicitly addresses environmental concerns. The series depicts a boom in the oil industry that is so significant it is actively reshaping our climate, in addition to its effects on global geopolitics and the local economy of West Texas where the story is set.
What kind of story is Landman?
Landman is described as an upstairs-downstairs story. It balances the perspectives of roughnecks working on oil rigs and the wildcat billionaires who manage them, illustrating the divide between these groups as they participate in the massive industrial expansion occurring in the modern-day oil fields of West Texas.