If you loved
Landman
Taylor Sheridan · Series · 2024
If Landman captivated you, it is because you appreciate stories where raw human ambition relentlessly clashes with the unforgiving power of unforgiving landscapes.
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Boomtown
Graham Yost · Series · 2002
Books on the same thread
Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry · Book · 2010
Explores: End of the frontier, Male friendship and camaraderie, Aging and mortality.
Just as Landman examines the modern West, this epic explores the fading frontier, offering the same grit and preoccupation with legacy that defines Taylor Sheridan's vision of American expansion.
Broken Country (Reese's Book Club)
Clare Leslie Hall · Book · 2025
Explores: Family secrets, Small town corruption, Economic hardship.
This story mirrors the rural tension found in Landman, focusing on the heavy price paid when individuals return to confront the corruption and secrets buried deep within their own hometowns.
Jack Reacher
Lee Child, Andrew Child · Book · 1997
Explores: Military Justice, Vigilante Justice, Conspiracy.
Like the roughnecks in Landman, Jack Reacher operates with a singular, transient intensity, navigating a world where personal justice often supersedes the complex rules of the society around him.
Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus · Book
Explores: women in STEM, social nonconformity, single motherhood.
While the setting shifts to academia, you will recognize the Landman themes of navigating a rigid, male-dominated hierarchy and the sheer force of will required to challenge an established system.
Films on the same thread
There Will Be Blood
Paul Thomas Anderson · Film · 2007
Explores: Greed, Ambition, Family Conflict.
This film is the definitive predecessor to Landman, masterfully depicting the same toxic cocktail of unchecked greed, oil-fueled ambition, and the spiritual decay that follows the pursuit of massive wealth.
The Promised Land
Nikolaj Arcel · Film · 2023
Shares a thread with Landman: Class Conflict.
If the struggle to conquer territory in Landman resonated with you, this historical drama offers a similar look at the brutal, singular ambition required to tame an unyielding, wild landscape.
Nomadland
Chloé Zhao · Film · 2021
Shares a thread with Landman: Neo-Western.
This film provides a sobering look at the human cost of economic shifts in the American West, echoing the themes of resilience and displacement that underpin the world of Landman.
Sarah's Oil
Cyrus Nowrasteh · Film · 2025
Explores: Systemic racism, Corporate greed, Resilience.
Much like the power dynamics in Landman, this story highlights the struggle against corporate greed and systemic obstacles, centered on a protagonist who must fight to protect her own land.
Podcasts on the same thread
S-Town
Serial Productions · Podcast · 2024
Explores: small-town isolation, eccentricity, social decay.
The deep-seated isolation and social decay explored here mirror the atmosphere of the West Texas boomtowns in Landman, revealing the hidden, often dark complexities of life in a forgotten community.
The Realignment
The Realignment · Podcast · 2026
Explores: institutional change, populism, technological disruption.
This podcast investigates the same geopolitical instability and economic disruption that fuel the narrative of Landman, providing the real-world context behind the struggle for power and national resources.
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Common questions
Is Landman based on a true story?
Landman is a modern-day tale set in the boomtowns of West Texas. While it depicts the world of oil rigs and the lives of roughnecks and billionaires, it is a fictional series created by Taylor Sheridan that explores the actual impact of the oil industry on climate, economy, and geopolitics.
What is the premise of the show Landman?
Landman is an upstairs-downstairs story set in West Texas boomtowns. It follows the lives of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires whose fortune-seeking activities are fueling an oil boom significant enough to reshape global geopolitics, the modern economy, and the climate.
Should I watch Boomtown if I enjoyed Landman?
If you enjoyed the setting and thematic focus of Landman, Boomtown is a relevant series to consider. Both shows explore the complexities of life and industry within the specific context of Texas, offering a similar narrative perspective on the regional dynamics that define these environments.
How does Landman depict the oil industry?
Landman portrays the oil industry as a massive, transformative force. The series focuses on the tension between roughnecks and wildcat billionaires, framing their pursuit of fortune as a catalyst for a boom that has profound and lasting consequences for the climate, the economy, and international geopolitics.