Landman Season 2 ignites a brutal war as Demi Moore and Sam Elliott face off.
Taylor Sheridan’s Landman is set to return with a vengeance in Season 2, and this time, the stakes are higher, the alliances are more fragile, and the moral lines are obliterated. In what promises to be the darkest, most explosive chapter yet, Demi Moore and Sam Elliott will take center stage in a battle that’s as personal as it is political. The West Texas oil fields — already a volatile mix of money, power, and environmental risk — are about to become the backdrop for an all-out war that no one will see coming.
Demi Moore’s enigmatic oil executive, Elaine Langford, has clawed her way to the top of the energy game, earning both fear and grudging respect. Her calculated moves in Season 1 left behind a trail of broken partnerships and enemies lying in wait. But Elaine’s latest gambit — a high-risk drilling operation on disputed land — threatens to upend the delicate balance of power, igniting tensions between corporate titans, political heavyweights, and the working-class roughnecks whose livelihoods hang in the balance.
Enter Sam Elliott’s grizzled oilman, Hank Trammell, a legend in the fields and a man who plays by old-school rules. Hank sees Elaine’s methods as reckless and her expansion into his territory as an unforgivable insult. What starts as a heated business dispute quickly escalates into a deeply personal vendetta, with both characters wielding not just contracts and lawyers, but influence, intimidation, and dangerous allies from the shadows.
Sheridan is pulling no punches this season. The storytelling is raw, unflinching, and packed with moral dilemmas that will force every character — and every viewer — to confront the true cost of power. We’ll see fracking explosions and sabotage, secret backroom deals with politicians, and a simmering labor rebellion that could erupt into violence at any moment. Elaine’s sleek corporate empire may look untouchable, but Hank’s deep ties to the land, the workers, and the old guard oil elite give him a different kind of firepower — one that can’t be bought or negotiated away.
The series won’t just be about oil and money. Sheridan is weaving in heavy themes of legacy, betrayal, and survival in a changing world. Elaine will face pressure from within her own ranks as ambitious subordinates start questioning her leadership, while Hank’s health and age may force him to confront his own mortality even as he fights for everything he’s built. Side characters, including field workers, environmental activists, and opportunistic middlemen, will find themselves caught in the crossfire, each forced to choose sides in a war where loyalty could be deadly.
Expect Sheridan’s signature blend of tense boardroom negotiations, gritty fieldwork, and sudden bursts of shocking violence. The cinematography will once again turn the harsh beauty of Texas into a character of its own — endless plains, dust storms, and the eerie glow of oil rigs under a blood-red sunset. Every shot will reinforce the sense that this is a land that demands respect… and will destroy those who try to tame it without understanding its rules.
As the season builds, secrets buried in the West Texas dirt will rise to the surface — including a decades-old tragedy linking Elaine and Hank in ways neither is ready to admit. That revelation could either end the war or make it burn hotter than ever.
By the finale, expect a seismic shift in the balance of power, with at least one major character’s fate left hanging in the balance. In Landman Season 2, the war for control of the oil fields isn’t just about money — it’s about identity, legacy, and survival. And when Demi Moore and Sam Elliott are standing on opposite sides of the battlefield, one thing is certain: not everyone is making it out alive