Overview
- Paramount+ launches Season 2 on Nov. 16 with new episodes every Sunday through Jan. 18, according to the streamer’s release schedule.
- Sam Elliott enters as T.L. Norris, Tommy’s estranged father, a casting both Elliott and Billy Bob Thornton say was sparked by Taylor Sheridan’s direct outreach.
- Early coverage highlights new storylines involving an offshore‑drilling lawsuit and emerging questions about M‑Tex’s finances, expanding the series beyond domestic drama.
- The returning ensemble features Billy Bob Thornton, Demi Moore, Andy Garcia, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland and Michelle Randolph, with additional roles from Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace, Mark Collie and Colm Feore.
- Production and promotion centered in North Texas included a Fort Worth red‑carpet premiere and Lone Star Film Festival events, underscoring the show’s regional roots from its Texas Monthly Boomtown source material.