For the first time since Landman began, fans are facing a substantial wait for the next chapter of Taylor Sheridan’s Texas oil drama.

The series has traditionally returned with a new season around November, but that pattern will not continue with Season 3. Sheridan is still writing the next instalment, with production expected to begin in early 2027 and the new season currently anticipated sometime later that year.

That leaves a sizeable gap for viewers who have become hooked on Billy Bob Thornton’s Tommy Norris, the dangerous world surrounding the Texas oil industry and the volatile mix of money, family, power and survival that drives the series.

Fortunately, Landman is far from the only modern drama using the DNA of the Western to tell stories about people protecting their territory.

From Australian cattle dynasties and Colorado rodeo families to another major Taylor Sheridan saga, these eight shows offer plenty to watch while the wait continues.

The Lowdown

Ethan Hawke leads this FX drama as Lee Raybon, an unconventional “truthstorian” and bookseller determined to expose corruption in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

His pursuit of the truth repeatedly puts him against people with considerably more power, creating a story built around community, corruption and one stubborn outsider refusing to back down.

That makes The Lowdown an intriguing alternative for Landman viewers.

Tommy Norris and Lee Raybon operate in very different worlds, but both are forceful protagonists navigating systems controlled by powerful interests.

The series also brings the regional atmosphere and moral conflicts associated with modern Westerns, while its 98 per cent Rotten Tomatoes score gives newcomers another reason to investigate.

Territory

Anyone fascinated by the struggle for control at the centre of Landman may find plenty to enjoy in Territory.

The Australian series moves the action from Texas oil country to a huge cattle station in the Northern Territory.

Following a mysterious death within the Lawson family dynasty, a fierce succession struggle erupts over control of the property.

Betrayal, crime, land disputes and competing ambitions quickly turn the cattle empire into a battleground.

The industry may be different, but the underlying conflict should feel familiar to Sheridan fans.

Instead of oil rigs, executives and energy deals, Territory uses cattle, land and inheritance to explore what people will do when their livelihood and power are threatened.

Its expansive Australian landscapes also give the series a distinctive Western identity.

Luck

David Milch, creator of Deadwood, turned his attention to the world of horse racing with HBO’s Luck.

Dustin Hoffman stars as Ace Bernstein in a drama populated by gamblers, trainers, criminals and other figures whose fortunes revolve around the racetrack.

Michael Mann directed the pilot, establishing the visually intense approach to racing that became one of the show’s defining characteristics.

On the surface, horse racing may seem far removed from Landman.

Look closer, however, and both shows immerse audiences in highly specialized American industries where enormous sums of money, personal codes and competing interests collide.

Luck also shares the modern frontier quality that makes neo-Westerns compelling, replacing the traditional open range with Southern California’s racing world.

The Madison

Viewers who want to stay inside Taylor Sheridan’s world can turn to The Madison.

Starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, the drama offers something quieter and more reflective than many of Sheridan’s harder-edged productions.

Pfeiffer plays Stacy Clyburn, a matriarch trying to hold her family together following a devastating loss, while Russell’s character appears primarily through flashbacks.

Grief and family relationships drive the story against sweeping Montana scenery.

Where Landman finds tension in the dangerous machinery of the oil business, The Madison places more emphasis on the emotional consequences of loss and the complicated bonds holding a family together.

Fans particularly invested in Landman’s family conflicts rather than simply its industrial storyline may find this one especially appealing.

Ransom Canyon

Ransom Canyon shifts the balance even further towards romance while retaining the Texas setting and land disputes associated with modern Western dramas.

Josh Duhamel stars as a grieving rancher attempting to rebuild his life and develop a relationship with a dance-hall owner following the death of his wife.

But romance is only part of the story.

Property, family, generational conflict and the threat posed by an energy company all become intertwined.

That combination makes the series a softer alternative to Landman without abandoning the themes that draw viewers to contemporary Westerns.

Characters fight to preserve what belongs to them while complicated relationships make those battles intensely personal.

Ride

Hallmark’s Ride centres on a Colorado rodeo dynasty struggling to save its family ranch.

The drama follows a matriarch attempting to hold together both the property and the generations depending on it.

Rodeo culture provides the backdrop, but the series spends considerable time exploring the practical realities of the industry and the relationships beneath it.

There are fewer elaborate twists than viewers might expect from Sheridan, yet the stakes remain clear: a family legacy could disappear unless its members find a way to protect it.

There is even an oil tycoon’s son thrown into the story.

With ranch landscapes, family disputes and a specialized industry under pressure, Ride shares several recognizable ingredients with Landman while offering a more traditional family-drama approach.

Fargo

Fargo is the wildcard of the group — and potentially one of the strongest recommendations.

Inspired by the Coen brothers’ film, the FX anthology tells a different crime story across its seasons, filling the American Midwest with ordinary people whose seemingly manageable problems have a habit of escalating into something much darker.

The series mixes violence, eccentric humor, crime and unforgettable characters against stark regional landscapes.

There is also a direct connection for Landman viewers.

Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Hamm have both appeared in Fargo, delivering memorable performances in the anthology before becoming familiar faces within Sheridan’s Texas drama.

More importantly, Fargo understands regional storytelling.

Its isolated communities, criminals, lawmen and unforgiving landscapes frequently evoke the same frontier mythology that modern Westerns continue to reinterpret.

Yellowstone

The most obvious recommendation is also arguably the essential one.

Before Landman, there was Yellowstone.

Sheridan’s hugely successful neo-Western follows the Dutton family as they fight to protect their Montana ranch and the empire surrounding it.

Land developers, political interests, neighboring communities and conflict within the Dutton family itself repeatedly threaten everything they have built.

The setting is different from the Texas oil fields, but the storytelling foundations are unmistakably connected.

Both dramas examine powerful families and industries while asking how far people will go to preserve the lives and empires they believe belong to them.

Yellowstone also helped establish the formula Sheridan has continued exploring across his television work: enormous landscapes, deeply flawed characters, family loyalty, modern capitalism and an older frontier mentality struggling to survive in the present.

For anyone who discovered Sheridan through Landman and somehow missed Yellowstone, the wait for Season 3 offers the perfect opportunity to go back to the series that helped make his television universe a phenomenon.

The wait for Landman begins

None of these shows is an exact replacement for Landman — and that is precisely why they work as alternatives.

Territory offers a ruthless battle over a cattle empire. Ransom Canyon brings romance and Texas ranching. The Lowdown provides an outsider fighting powerful interests. Ride focuses on family legacy, while Fargo delivers darker crime and regional storytelling.

Then there are Sheridan’s own The Madison and Yellowstone, which explore many of the same ideas about family, land, power and survival from different directions.

With Landman Season 3 not expected until sometime in 2027, fans have an unusually long gap to fill.

At least there is no shortage of modern Western territory to explore before Tommy Norris finally returns.