Landman is skipping a year, and the reason is that one man writes every episode

Let’s talk about Landman, the Taylor Sheridan drama that’s quietly become one of Paramount+'s biggest series — and now finds itself in a bit of a scheduling pickle. If you’ve been enjoying the show’s old-school, once-a-year drop, get ready for a bit of a wait. There’s a proper behind-the-scenes scramble shaping up, and it’s not just about Landman. Sheridan’s whole TV kingdom might be hitting a crossroads.

Landman debuted in 2024 and had Season 2 on air less than twelve months later — but the third series is now pushed all the way to 2027.

Broken Streak

The first two Landman series landed like clockwork: Series 1 in mid-November 2024, Series 2 almost exactly a year later. That sort of routine is nearly extinct in streaming land, where you’re lucky if your favourite show doesn’t vanish for years on end (looking at you, Severance). But the rapid-fire rhythm is officially over. Series 3 won’t even start filming until September 2026, so there’s no hope of another tidy autumn launch. The show won’t reappear till sometime in 2027 — exact date still floating.

Not ideal, but is it a disaster? Well, depends who you ask. Sheridan’s other series Lioness has been all over the place. Season 1 ran in 2023, Season 2 dropped more than a year later, skipped 2025 entirely, and then Season 3 managed to pull in a massive 7.1 million viewers when it finally turned up in August 2026. Bottom line: the delay didn't torpedo Lioness’s popularity, so Landman might land on its feet as well. But it’s a sign of deeper issues brewing for Team Sheridan.

Too Much of a Good Thing?

Now, try to keep up — Sheridan is juggling a wild number of shows:

• Mayor of Kingstown (ending in 2026)
• Tulsa King
• Lioness
• Landman
• Marshals (new in 2026)
• The Madison (new in 2026)
• Dutton Ranch (new in 2026)
• And in pre-production, a Tulsa King spin-off called Frisco King

Three of those — Landman, Lioness, The Madison — still have Sheridan himself steering the ship. And if you know anything about his process, you know he famously bins off writers’ rooms and pens every episode on his own. Add on his exec producer duties elsewhere (plus the script for that incoming Call of Duty movie), and something’s gotta give.

It’s a classic case of too many spinning plates. Paramount+ would love to have fresh Sheridan content year-round, but with that level of control-freakery (no writers, all fingers in every pie), it’s simply not sustainable. Especially since Sheridan’s contract with Paramount wraps in 2028 — and he’s already inked a new five-year deal with NBCUniversal. That’s bound to muddy the waters further, as Paramount+ will be eager to squeeze as much Sheridan TV out of the deal as possible before he jumps ship.

Of course, when a studio keeps stuffing the pipeline, there’s always the risk of oversaturation. Even Disney’s Marvel juggernaut eventually lost its footing, churning out so much stuff in quick succession that audiences started drifting away. If Sheridan keeps stretching himself this thin — and keeps holding off on hiring any additional writers — the cracks are bound to show. Big gaps between series, backlogged schedules, and eventual viewer drop-off may not be far off.