Sam Elliott and Billy Bob Thornton in 'Landman' season two. Emerson Miller/Paramount+ Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Logo text [This story contains MAJOR spoilers from the Landman season two finale, "Tragedy and Flies."] Landman is headed for a reset in season three. In the season two finale of co-creators Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace's mega-hit Paramount+ series, Billy Bob Thornton's Tommy Norris decides to go out on his own after he's fired by Cami (Demi Moore) from the company, M-Tex Oil, that Tommy was appointed president of after the death of his friend, Monty (Jon Hamm). But in order to launch his family-run company - titled CTT Oil after the Norris men of son Cooper (Jacob Lofland), grandfather T.L. (Sam Elliott) and Tommy (Thornton) - Tommy makes a deal with the devil: cartel boss Gallino (Andy Garcia). Gallino warns Tommy that if their partnership goes south, he will take what he loves most in this world. Related Stories TV 'The Madison' Drops Teaser Trailer During 'Landman' Finale TV 'Landman' Finale: Billy Bob Thornton on the "Defiance and Uneasiness" of Season 2's Ending, and What the Final Scene Means for Season 3 and Beyond Below, Wallace says they are in wait-and-see mode as Sheridan sets out to write season three. "There's a great level of trust there that whatever Taylor decides will be the right move," he tells The Hollywood Reporter. But what he is sure of is that season three will be a reset for the West Texas-set oil drama, as the Paramount+ series will follow Tommy and co. as they get CTT Oil up and running. Read his season two finale explanation and predictions for next season, below. *** I'm nervous about what a happy ending means for season three, because I don't think we get consecutive happy endings in the Sheridan-verse. I think you've watched enough TV to have pretty good instincts. This season does seem to set up what we spoke about at the start of the season, around your long-term, multi-season Landman plan. It's kind of a reset [for season three]. We have these characters entering into different dynamics with one another, and now we have T.L., Tommy and Cooper all working at the same company, but not under the auspices of this larger corporation. It's now family-run, very small, starting from almost scratch. That's a whole new dynamic for them. Along with these other characters from M-Tex who are taking a pretty big gamble. Gambling is kind of a motif this season. You have Angela in the casino, but you have Cami gambling on this as well, and now Tommy is kind of gambling on himself, which he has been reluctant to do. When we meet him in the pilot, he's talking about how things didn't work out for him, so he ended up with nothing and working for M-Tex for his buddy Monty. A lot has changed in his life. We've seen him grow a lot over the course of season two, and with his family dynamics. Now he's kind of going back to the roulette wheel and betting on himself. So, it's exciting and also a little nerve-racking. What excites you about a reset? Do you feel like you will reinvent the wheel for season three, or do you already have a clear picture of where you guys are going? At the end of the day, it is Taylor's plan and we're all just waiting on what he decides to do. There's a great level of trust there that whatever Taylor decides will be the right move. There are a lot of possibilities, but I'm not sure myself exactly how it's going to play out. So, we'll see. From what I understand, you are sticking with the timeline - you go back into production in May and season three will release at a similar time next year. Do you feel like you're in a groove now? Oh, definitely. We're in a groove. We are a little bit later than we were the last two seasons, but that only matter for us because of the heat in Texas. When we get back into production this year, it's going to be pretty full on, and just getting hotter. That's the big struggle from a production standpoint for us being on set every day. We have so many exteriors, and that's a good thing because this show thrives in the dust and the heat and the reality of that gritty, hot world. But it is hard on the crew and cast, and on everybody. Twelve-hour days in 100-plus degree weather is no joke. But that is our cross to bear, not the audiences'. I'm excited about the schedule and I think the rhythm we're in right now works really well. Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy with Demi Moore's Cami in season two. Emerson Miller/Paramount+ You don't know what Taylor has in store, but when you think about filming that final season two scene - both Tommy and Angela's conversation and Tommy's face off with the coyote - how worried should Tommy be about this threat from Gallno that if he messes up this deal, the cartel boss is coming after everyone T