Landman has gripped viewers since its inception on Paramount+. After the Taylor Sheridan sequence aired in November 2024, followers have been hooked on the present’s thrills and chills as its characters navigated the hazards of the oil enterprise. However one beloved actor left the present by the tip of season 1: Jon Hamm, who performed Monty Miller. So, why was his character killed off?
Discover out why Monty needed to die on the finish of Landman‘s first season, right here.
What Occurred to Monty in Landman Season 1?
Monty’s loss of life isn’t proven on display screen, however the manufacturing has confirmed that the character died in his hospital mattress from his coronary heart assault. He had suffered from a number of coronary heart assaults till the tip of his life.
Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) was knowledgeable by the season 1 finale that Monty was going to die. So, Monty provided Tommy to take over as president of M-Tex and change into the executor of his property alongside Monty’s spouse, Cami (Demi Moore).
Why Isn’t Jon Hamm Coming Again to Landman?
Though the actor is a fan-favorite TV and movie star, his character Monty’s loss of life was inevitable in Landman. Whereas talking with TV Insider in January 2025, co-creator Christian Wallace stated they hinted at Monty’s decline all through the primary season.
“Yeah, you form of drop these little items all through your complete season,” Christian defined “There’s Monty checking his coronary heart charge on his watch or his spouse Cami telling him no extra espresso, and simply little issues that have been dropped this whole time to form of let you understand that one thing’s happening in order that when it does lastly occur, it’s not simply utterly out of nowhere.”
Christian added, “However you additionally don’t wanna be too heavy-handed about it and simply telegraph that explicitly to the viewers. So, it’s simply form of a matter of making an attempt to strike that steadiness of letting folks know that there’s a difficulty with out making it simply the one factor that they will take into consideration.”
When Does Landman Season 2 Premiere?
Season 2 of Landman airs on November 16, 2025, on Paramount+. All new episodes can be launched weekly till the season 2 finale in January 2026.
Is There a Season 3 of Landman?
As of now, no — Landman has not been renewed but for a season 3, however the forged is hopeful in regards to the chance. Throughout an unique November 2025 interview with Hollywood Life, actor Mark Collie teased that there are “extra tales to inform.”
“The longer [the show] goes, I’m right here as a result of I adore it,” Mark stated.
