“Landman” season two brings TCU to the spotlight

By Katelyn Purdom, Staff Writer

Published Nov 11, 2025

Filming crews capture scenes at TCU’s Lowdon Track and Field Complex, one of the several campus locations featured across the series’ first two seasons. (Image courtesy of @texaschristianuniversity via Instagram)

TCU’s campus is expected to be featured on the second season of “Landman,” a Paramount+ drama centered on the lives of those within the oil industry.

The first episode of the newest season will be released to the platform on Nov. 16, with the following episodes scheduled to stream weekly on Sundays.

This isn’t the first time the “Landman” executive producer and writer, Taylor Sheridan, has featured the university in this series. The first season, which premiered in 2024, showcased scenes filmed at the TCU Lowdon Track and Field Complex.

Sheridan’s film crew first contacted TCU with the proposal to feature the university in 2023, which was initially declined. After several members of the Board of Trustees advocated for the project, talks began between the production team and TCU’s Vice Chancellor for Marketing and Communication, Merianne Roth.

TCU students, Alexa Madrid (left) and Hanna Brookshire (right) are featured as extras on “Landman.” (Graphic courtesy of @theatretcubooks via Instagram)

Filming for the second season began on TCU’s main campus in March of this year. “Landman” crews used multiple TCU locations, including the Lowdon Track and Field Complex and Sadler Hall.

The crew also involved TCU students as extras.

Alexa Madrid, a junior theatre major, has worked on eight scenes as a “Landman” extra.

“Working on Landman not only confirmed my pursuit of a career in film and TV, but it also opened doorways to turn my dream into a reality,” Madrid said.

Hanna Brookshire, a senior acting major, also worked as one of the hundreds of extras on the first season of “Landman.”

“Now, every time I’m on a set, I feel more confident in my knowledge of how filming days work because of this experience,” Brookshire said.

The production’s involvement extended beyond on-camera roles. Several TCU students were invited to shadow crew members, gaining professional insight and networking opportunities.

Many “Landman” extras are transported to the set on buses. (Photo courtesy of Alexa Madrid)

Jonathan Stokx, who graduated in spring 2025 with a bachelor’s degree in film, television and digital media (FTDM), said he met the show’s cinematographer, Robert McLachlan, while shadowing.

“Thanks to the FTDM department, me and many of my friends were lucky enough to shadow,” Stokx said. “We got to see the camera setups and how the director and cinematographer are able to see every angle.”

Sheridan’s connection to Texas extends well beyond TCU. Season one of “Landman” featured several Fort Worth locations, including Sundance Square, Cattleman’s Steak House and Hotel Drover.

Sheridan, who also wrote and part-time directed “Yellowstone,” grew up in Fort Worth and attended Paschal High School, which is located less than a mile from the TCU campus.

In a 2022 interview with Fort Worth Magazine, Sheridan reflected on his connection to the area, saying, “I was such a terrible teenager; maybe I feel a sense of duty to give back a little.”

Since “Landman” premiered its first season, it has become one of Paramount’s most-watched original series, reaching more than 14.9 million households globally, according to Paramount Press Express.