Billy Bob Thornton Says Cast of Taylor Sheridan’s New Show ‘Landman’ Has Become Like ‘Family’ (Exclusive) [Video]

The 68-year-old star tells ET’s Cassie DiLaura that things are “going great” amid production on Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan‘s upcoming drama, which is based on the Boomtown podcast by Christian Wallace and set debut on Paramount+. 

Thornton stars as oil company crisis executive Tommy Norris on the show, appearing opposite a star-studded cast that includes Jon Hamm, Demi Moore, Ali Larter, Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland, Kayla Wallace, James Jordan, Mark Collie and Paulina Chávez. 

“They’re awesome,” Thornton said of the ensemble. “It’s become quite the little family, I will say. Everybody’s great.” 

According to a press release, the series is currently filming in and around Fort Worth, Texas. The modern-day story is “an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.” 

Landman is the …