Attention Fort Worth roughnecks: Taylor Sheridan’s latest TV project, ‘Land Man,’ wants you!
A new Taylor Sheridan show set in West Texas about life in the oilfields is once again seeking real-life roughnecks to play background roles.
Scenes where the real-life actors could appear will be filmed in and around Fort Worth and Weatherford. Local agency Legacy Casting is putting out the casting call.
At the moment, Legacy is looking for workers with oil, gas and pumpjack experience. Specifically, Legacy is seeking to cast “Latino guys between 20-40.”
“Land Man” is co-created and executive produced by Sheridan and Christian Wallace. The show, which stars Billy Bob Thornton, is based on Texas Monthly’s podcast “Boomtown” that Wallace wrote and hosted.
Per Variety, the show’s synopsis reads, “Land Man is set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas and is a modern day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. The series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.”
Interested applicants, should email Legacy with their photos and contact information at extras@legacycasting.com. The agency could need people as early as Jan. 19, as well as attending a costume fitting in Fort Worth next week.
This is the second time Legacy has put out as casting call for “Land Man”.
In late November, the agency first announced that casting was underway for Sheridan’s new show and that real-life oilfield workers should apply to be background actors.
“Land Man” was first announced in February 2021 and will air on Paramount+. Billy Bob Thornton joined the cast in February 2022, along with Michelle Randolph, Jacob Lofland and Ali Larter who were cast in May 2023.
The oilfield show is the latest from Sheridan, who remains one of the busiest guys in Hollywood. Sheridan’s latest show “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” premiered in November, which filmed scenes in and around North Texas.
This story was originally published January 12, 2024 at 12:34 PM.
