Landman Season 3 Gets Major Filming Update From Sam Elliott Amid Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount Exit

Ahead of the sophomore outing’s debut this weekend, Sam Elliott has already revealed the expected timeline for Landman season 3. After season 1 of Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western crime drama became a hit for Paramount+ in late 2024, Landman season 2 finally returns on Sunday, November 16 in a remarkably speedy turnaround for the streaming era.

Now, it looks like the third installment may have just as quick of a return on Paramount+. In an interview with ExtraTV, Sam Elliott teased that Landman season 3 is expected to begin filming in April or May 2026. After discussing how he previously considered taking an extended break from acting after starring in Sheridan’s hit Yellowstone prequel series 1883, Elliott touched on his excitement about playing Tommy Norris’ father in Landman season 2 and beyond:

“I’m excited to see what unfolds in [Landman] season 3. I mean, we’re talking about season 2, but that’s backstory for us at this point. We’re all kind of looking toward to April and May when we start shooting season 3.”

The news comes as a surprise given Paramount+ has yet to officially renew Landman for season 3. The series’ future was also brought into question after the reveal that co-creator Taylor Sheridan will be leaving Paramount for NBCUniversal after spearheading several of the network’s most popular recent TV shows and franchises like Yellowstone.

However, co-creator and executive producer Christian Wallace reaffirmed that the Landman team plans to continue on after Sheridan’s exit, with plenty more story left to tell in the future after season 2. Given Elliott’s note about intending to start filming season 3 in spring 2026, it looks like the ball has already started rolling despite the series’ new shake-up with Sheridan’s uncertain role.

If Landman season 3 does indeed begin filming in April 2026, the next batch of episodes will be repeating the production timeline for season 2, which reportedly began shooting in Texas in early April 2025. The second season was then ready to debut on Paramount+ about seven months later, which means Landman season 3 could premiere as early as November 2026.

Tommy's father (Sam Elliott) on the phone in Landman season 2 trailer — Sam Elliott on the phone in Landman season 2 trailer

Elliott’s update on the series is also good news for Tommy and his father’s Landman season 2 story, as both expecting to return for filming suggests the pair will survive the upcoming episodes’ high-stakes twists. The fate of Jon Hamm’s Monty in Landman season 1’s ending already proved that nobody is truly safe in the hit Paramount+ show, with the Norris family finding themselves in increasingly dangerous positions in season 2.

While there’s still no official announcement from Paramount about Landman season 3’s renewal and beyond, that confirmation may not come until after season 2’s conclusion. Landman season 2’s fate wasn’t officially confirmed until March 2025, two months after the season 1 finale, with production then kicking off within weeks of Paramount’s announcement.