Landman Season 2 Sets Taylor Sheridan Viewership Record — Is This His Biggest Hit Yet?
Landman roars back and shatters Paramount+ records: Season 2 just scored the biggest premiere in the streamer’s history, racking up 9.2 million global views in its first days—more than triple Season 1’s launch.
Paramount+ just found its new bragging-rights champ. Landman roared back with Season 2 and immediately knocked out the platform’s biggest premiere ever. Not 'strong for a sequel' big — record-setting big.
The numbers are wild
Per Variety, the Season 2 opener pulled 9.2 million views worldwide in its first two days, tripling the launch of Season 1. At 49 minutes, that roughly converts to about 450.8 million minutes of watch time using the industry’s standard math. Those are the kind of numbers streamers build billboards for.
So is this Taylor Sheridan’s biggest opener?
Short answer: yes, by a mile. Among Sheridan’s already crowd-pleasing lineup, Landman now wears the crown — at least by the early viewing snapshots the trades tend to cite. The show itself is peak Sheridan: dust, tension, and Billy Bob Thornton anchoring it all as Tommy Norris, a crisis fixer threading needles in the West Texas oil patch. His shows usually catch on; this one hit a vein.
How the other big Sheridan shows debuted
- Landman Season 2: 9.2 million (first 2 days, via Variety)
- 1923: 7.4 million (via Deadline)
- Special Ops: Lioness: 6 million (after 3 days, via Deadline)
- 1883: 4.9 million (via Deadline)
- Tulsa King: 3.7 million (via Variety)
- Yellowstone: 2.8 million (via Deadline)
About that Season 3 question
No official renewal yet. On paper, that sounds cautious. In practice, the vibes around the show are already leaning future-focused. Sam Elliott joined the cast for Season 2 and is openly thinking ahead:
"The audience is excited about what’s to come right now. I’m excited about what’s to come next season that we haven’t even done yet."
Here’s the wrinkle: this chatter is happening as Taylor Sheridan steps away from Paramount. Naturally, that raises the 'what happens to the show?' question. Right now, there’s no Season 3 script, no filming, no production buzz. But between the enthusiasm from the cast and the monster Season 2 start, it’s hard to picture Paramount+ letting Landman sit idle. Feels more like a 'when' than an 'if' on that renewal.
Landman is currently streaming on Paramount+.