Sheridan pitched Landman to Thornton with a joke — reveals how he got him on board

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TV mogul Taylor Sheridan was already ruling over a massive empire at Paramount+ thanks to the success of Yellowstone , the sprawling neo-Western series starring Kevin Costner . And then, Sheridan went and created a new show that further fortified his reign. It followed a similar template to Yellowstone and featured Billy Bob Thornton in the lead role of an oil magnate in Texas. While the show experienced its share of growing pains, it has received mostly positive reviews from critics and fans. We're talking, of course, about Landman . In a recent appearance on The Bill Simmons Podcast , Sheridan refused to apologize for the show's divisive narrative, and admitted that a part of him likes to rage-bait critics. He also recalled the humorous pitch that got Thornton to sign on to the project.