
TV Show review
November 17, 2024 · TV-MA · Returning Series
Woke Score
Lower is better
Breakdown
These are the editorial factors and ratings behind our score for Landman.
Woke representation / casting
Casting draws from actors suited to Texas oil and border contexts, including natural Latino representation for cartel storylines. No visible identity signaling, race or gender swaps, or quota-driven choices in leads or promotion.
Woke political dialogue
Multiple scenes and monologues in season 2 explicitly satirize pronoun culture, non-binary identities, and shows like The View as out-of-touch liberal elites. These moments stand out but serve as cultural commentary within a broader business drama.
Identity-driven story themes
Primary arcs center on ambition, family reconciliation, corporate liability, and energy economics. Identity elements appear solely as satirical targets in isolated episodes, not as explored or affirmed themes.
Western institutional / cultural critique
Portrays environmental activism and elite progressive attitudes critically through exaggerated or negative examples, such as wind turbine claims and campus stereotypes. Avoids typical woke critiques of industry or traditional structures; favors pragmatic energy sector views.
Review
Landman follows veteran landman Tommy Norris as he handles crises for a Texas oil company amid boomtown chaos, family struggles, cartel threats, and high-stakes deals in the Permian Basin. The upstairs-downstairs drama spans roughnecks and executives chasing fortune while reshaping energy landscapes. Later episodes deliver sharp satirical critiques of woke college culture and renewable energy claims rather than advancing identity or activist agendas.
Woke character or canon changes
Not relevant. Fully original narrative inspired by documentary podcast.
Anti-woke backlash and complaints
Backlash originates from left-leaning sources decrying insufficient progressivism and traditional gender portrayals. Right-leaning audiences and media largely praised its resistance to woke norms.
Creator track record context
Taylor Sheridan maintains a consistent record of rejecting activist framing in favor of character-driven realism, as seen in prior series. Supporting crew profiles lack any notable left-activist or identity-politics patterns.
Production