Landman star Jacob Lofland admits he’s still working through the emotional aftermath of his role on the show, after his character arc took an unexpected turn during Sunday’s (Dec. 8) episode.
Lofland plays Cooper Norris on Landman. His father is the titular oil landman Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton), and the stubborn Cooper has defied both his and his mother’s (Ali Larter) wishes by signing up to work the Patch, as the oil workers call the field, as a “worm” — the lowest position on the totem pole, but the only vantage point from which he can learn the entire business hands-on if he wants to someday run his own oil company.
His character lived through a rig explosion that killed several other characters in the first episode, and since then, he’s begun to form a relationship with the widow of one of the workers who was killed, which does not sit well with her family.
On Sunday’s episode, that bad blood plays out as he enters his trailer on the Patch and is attacked by multiple fellow workers who are looking to exact revenge for his perceived role in the accident and his new relationship, which isn’t exactly romantic, yet … but also doesn’t seem entirely platonic.
We’re left not really knowing if Cooper is alive or dead at the end of the episode, and when Taste of Country asked Lofland to describe the emotional arc of that scene, he replied without hesitation.
“Man, I wish I could tell you, but I don’t think I’m done going through it yet,” he tells us. “I’m still finding out what the emotional arc is going to be.”
He states that working so closely with Billy Bob Thornton was a dream, calling him the “sweetest man.”
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“Within five minutes (of first meeting), we had become best friends,” he recalls, adding, “You meet Billy Bob, you meet the real Billy Bob; there’s not a front. He is the nicest, sweetest man, and one of the most talented actors that I could ever be blessed to work around. That dynamic was not hard to get to at all.”
Landman set new ratings records for the Paramount+ streaming app when it debuted in November. It’s unclear if Paramount has plans for another season of the show, which Yellowstone co-creator Taylor Sheridan also co-created.
New episodes of Landman air via the Paramount+ streaming service every Sunday.
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Yellowstone is gearing up to return for the much-anticipated second half of Season 5, and Paramount Network has shared several never-before-seen photos as a first look at the upcoming episodes.
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Yellowstone star Kevin Costner lives the ranch life when he’s off the set of the hit show, too. The Oscar-winning actor owns a 160-acre ranch in Aspen, Colo., that’s a spectacular getaway, complete with a main residence, a lake house and a river house.
The luxury retreat also features a baseball field, a sledding hill, an ice rink, multiple hot tubs and views of the Continental Divide. The ranch property comfortably sleeps 27 people, and it’s currently available to rent for 36,000 a night.
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Cole Hauser doesn’t just play a rancher on Yellowstone, he’s lived that life off-screen, too. The actor’s 5-bedroom-6-bathroom, 5,402-square-foot rural home on a very private, double-gated three-acre parcel of land includes the lavish 4-bedroom, 4-bathroom main residence, as well as a guest house and a separate studio apartment. The main house runs completely on solar power and comes with a 3-car garage, with easy transitions between indoor and outdoor living spaces, and the exterior of the property includes a pool area and a hot tub, as well as fenced-in horse corrals.
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Yellowstone star and singer-songwriter Ryan Bingham has listed his 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,394-square-foot home in an exclusive area of Los Angeles for sale, and pictures show a beautiful, luxurious property that offers stunning mountain views.
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Yellowstone star Hassie Harrison is selling her stunning villa in a private California canyon, and pictures show a rare property that’s worth every penny of her nearly $2.7 million asking price.
Harrison’s 3-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom, 2,579-square-foot home was built in 1958 and has since been updated into a Mediterranean-style villa.
The property is remarkably secluded, with just one small, private road leading to the gated front of the home. It opens onto soaring canyon views at the back of the property, and almost every interior room boasts stunning views out over the canyons, while the exterior boasts outdoor living spaces, a fireplace and more.
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Yellowstone actor Barret Swatek is selling her spectacular oceanfront estate in Malibu, and pictures show a bedazzling property that’s one of the most upper-crust properties even in that illustrious zip code.
Swatek and her husband, former hedge fund manager Adam Weiss, are asking for just under $100 million for their 4-bedroom, 5.5-bathoom, 7,450-square-foot contemporary villa that sits directly beachside on the white sands of El Sol Beach, one of the most exclusive spots even according to Malibu standards.
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The stunning Montana ranch that serves as the setting for the hit TV show Yellowstone offers cabins for rent, and the price includes tours of the set and ranch. Scroll below to see photos of the extraordinary property.
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Sterling Whitaker is a Senior Writer and Senior Editor for Taste of Country. He focuses on celebrity real estate, as well as coverage of Yellowstone and related shows like 1883 and 1923. He’s interviewed cast members including Cole Hauser, Kelly Reilly, Sam Elliott and Harrison Ford, and Whitaker is also known for his in-depth interviews with country legends including Don Henley, Rodney Crowell, Trace Adkins, Ronnie Milsap, Ricky Skaggs and more.