Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Hamm, Demi Moore: Who’s Who in ‘Landman’ Cast?

After weeks of anticipation, Farmer finally arriving on Paramount +.

Set in West Texas, Paramount describes the show as a “modern-day tale of making fortune in the world of oil rigs… an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wild billionaires fueling an (oil) boom so big it reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.”

Farmer is based on the documentary podcast Boomtownwhich told the story of the West Texas oil boom. Boomtown’s host, Christian Wallace, co-created Farmer with Taylor Sheridan, the mastermind behind it Yellowstone and its prequels, 1833 and 1923.

The show is named after the role of a farmer who works in the oil and gas industry to negotiate land leases and mineral rights on behalf of oil and gas companies.

Farmer with Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Ali Larter and Jon Hamm.

Who’s who in ‘Landman’?

The show centers on the character Tommy Norris, played by Billy Bob Thornton, who works as a crisis manager – or farmer – trying to keep his oil company afloat during a boom period.

Gives a glimpse into the issues the show may explore in the trailer for FarmerThornton’s character is heard saying, “The oil and gas industry makes $3 billion a day in pure profit, and it’s only getting bigger. But before any of that money is made, you have to secure the land and manage the people. That’s my job.” The first part is pretty simple. It’s the second part that can get you killed.

Norris works for Monty Miller, an oil tycoon played by Jon Hamm. Speaking about his character’s role in relation to Jon Hamm’s, Thornton told the British TV show This morning: “I’m the middle man between the people who work in the oil fields and Jon who owns the oil company. So I’m responsible for making him money and there’s a lot of pressure on me to do that.”

Demi Moore plays Monty Miller’s wife, Cami. On This morningMoore described his character as “the caretaker of the group.”

Earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, Moore revealed that she had to wear “lots of gorgeous” clothes to play her very rich character.

Angela Norris, Tommy’s ex-wife, is played by actress and former model Ali Larter. “She’s just a wild cat and she’s coming back to get her ex-husband and ruin his life. She’s very colorful and fabulous, she loves to have fun,” Larter shared This morning.

The show also stars Jacob Lofland, who plays Tommy’s son, Cooper Norris, and Michael Pena, who plays an oil crewman named Armando.

Mustafa Speaks stars as Boss – a character described by Deadline as “one of the more experienced roughnecks on Tommy’s (Thornton) crew, who is tough as nails and has seen it all.”

Describing Boss in an interview with YouTube host Jim Conlan, Mustafa said, “He’s about relationships. He’s about relationships with his guys. About relationships with his family. He just wants to make sure everybody’s taken care of. How it seems depends on the situation.”

The first two episodes of Farmer will be available on Paramount + from November 17.

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