The Landman Season 2 finale did not end with a handshake. It ended with a corporate break and a brand-new rival company.
Cami Miller, played by Demi Moore, fired Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton) in Season 2, Episode 9. Coverage of that episode ties the firing to Tommy’s resistance to a risky offshore drilling push. In the same reporting, Cami describes risk as a “rush,” while Tommy frames his caution through hard lessons, including fallout from the 2008 financial crisis and bankruptcy. (distractify.com)
Then, instead of fading out, Tommy moved forward. The Season 2 finale, titled “Tragedy and Flies,” premiered on January 19, 2026 on Paramount+. In it, Tommy launches his own company, explicitly named CTT Oil Exploration & Cattle.

So the question heading into Season 3 is not whether there is friction. Season 2 already confirmed that. The real question is what kind of blowback is even possible when Cami and Tommy are no longer on the same payroll.
And, more pointedly: does the show want to tell a revenge story, or a business-war story that feels like revenge?
- Season 2’s key rupture: Cami fires Tommy, and he refuses to stay down
- CTT is real, it’s staffed, and it’s named like a family statement
- The leverage problem: CTT starts with money, but not “clean” independence
- Why the finale’s timing matters: Paramount+ has numbers, and Season 3 is official
- So is Cami “done” with Tommy? Season 2 suggests the opposite, but the show hasn’t confirmed her next move
- The most realistic sabotage lanes Season 3 could explore, based on what Season 2 already established
- The production calendar: what we know, and what we don’t
- What Happens Next: three concrete signs to watch for in early Season 3 marketing
Season 2’s key rupture: Cami fires Tommy, and he refuses to stay down
The biggest factual foundation for any “revenge” speculation is simple. Cami didn’t just disagree with Tommy. She fired him.
According to reporting, Cami cut Tommy loose in Season 2, Episode 9 after he repeatedly pushed back on her high-risk offshore plans. Distractify’s recap also highlights the philosophical split driving the move. Cami calls risk a “rush,” while Tommy’s reluctance is tied to previous financial pain, including the 2008 crash and bankruptcy. (distractify.com)
That matters because it makes the conflict personal and structural at the same time. Tommy isn’t just an employee Cami can replace. He’s the guy who told her “no,” and then built an alternative.
The finale locks that into place. It does not end with Tommy shopping his resume. Entertainment Weekly’s coverage of the ending says he launches his own operation, CTT Oil Exploration & Cattle, instead of sliding back into someone else’s corporate hierarchy. (ew.com)
In other words, Season 2 creates a classic setup. Cami tries to remove an obstacle. Tommy becomes a competitor.
CTT is real, it’s staffed, and it’s named like a family statement
When Landman made Tommy’s new company official, it also told viewers how Tommy plans to run it.
In coverage of the finale, Entertainment Weekly notes that Cooper becomes president, while Tommy remains in a senior leadership position. That division of authority reads as deliberate. Tommy isn’t just chasing a payday. He’s building something that can outlast him. (ew.com)
Forbes’ recap gets even more specific about the internal org chart. It lists leadership roles that include Cooper as president, Rebecca as COO and chief counsel, Nate as treasurer, and Dale as head of exploration. (forbes.com)
That kind of detail is important for Season 3, because sabotage plots need targets. A company that exists only as a logo is hard to hit. A company with named executives and clear responsibilities creates story pressure points.
Even the name “CTT” carries weight. Forbes reports that it stands for “Cooper, Tommy, Thomas.” (forbes.com)
That’s not just branding. It signals that Tommy sees the business as a legacy structure. If Season 3 turns into a war, that family framing raises the emotional stakes. It also explains why an enemy would not need to destroy the company outright to hurt him. They would only need to threaten the people the company is built around.
The leverage problem: CTT starts with money, but not “clean” independence
CTT may be new, but it is not portrayed as magically self-funded.
One recap of the finale describes Tommy partnering with Gallino (Andy Garcia) to secure capital, and it puts the initial funding at $18 million, with terms that shift over time into a 50/50 split after Gallino recoups his investment. (landman.blog)
Those numbers are significant for one reason above all: they create leverage.
A business funded through a powerful partner can grow quickly. However, it can also be pressured quickly. Even without a single illegal act, a company with heavy obligations can be slowed down by delays, added costs, or uncertainty. If a rival wants to squeeze it, they do not need to blow up the business. They can raise the price of every decision.
That is why the “revenge” question sticks. Tommy didn’t just leave M‑Tex. He left and built something vulnerable, at least in the early days, to outside influence and shifting terms. (landman.blog; ew.com)
Why the finale’s timing matters: Paramount+ has numbers, and Season 3 is official
The revenge angle is also getting fuel because Landman is not limping into Season 3. It’s arriving with strong viewership reporting.
Landman.tv reported that Paramount+ renewed Landman for Season 3, and the renewal coverage included a key figure: the Season 2 premiere delivered 9.2 million views in two days. The same reporting described that as a +262% jump compared with Season 1’s premiere. (landman.tv)
Then the finale became another headline. CinemaBlend reported that the Season 2 finale posted 14.8 million global views in two days, and it described it as Paramount+’s most-watched original series finale. (cinemablend.com)
Those numbers do not tell us what Season 3 will be about. They do tell us Paramount+ has incentives to lean into the biggest conflict it just created. The series ended Season 2 by drawing a clear line between M‑Tex power and CTT ambition. It also ended on a note that invites “what happens next?” rather than “that’s over.”
So is Cami “done” with Tommy? Season 2 suggests the opposite, but the show hasn’t confirmed her next move
Here’s the line we can’t cross, at least not honestly. Paramount+ has not released a Season 3 plot synopsis in the materials cited above. So there is no verified “Cami revenge plan” we can quote.
Still, Season 2’s end state makes the question fair. Cami fired Tommy. Tommy built a competitor. Those are not neutral actions.

The other complicating factor is Cami’s own position when the dust settles. Esquire’s recap suggests Cami “exits the company amid internal revolt.” If that framing holds inside the show’s ongoing narrative, it changes the tools she can use. (esquire.com)
A Cami firmly in charge of a corporate machine can pressure contracts and strategy from above. A Cami operating after an “exit” has to find leverage in different ways. She can still strike, but she may need partners, legal avenues, or indirect pressure rather than a direct executive order. (esquire.com)
Either route can still feel like revenge on-screen. The difference is style.
The most realistic sabotage lanes Season 3 could explore, based on what Season 2 already established
Because Season 3 story details are not confirmed in the sources above, the most responsible approach is to look at what Season 2 already put on the table.
In practical terms, Season 2 gives writers three grounded avenues for Cami to hurt Tommy’s new venture, if the show chooses to go there.
1) A “paper war” through permits, challenges, and compliance pressure
Oil dramas often make conflict look like paperwork, not shootouts. That fits Landman’s worldview.
An unofficial Season 3 tracker has already flagged the idea of a looming “permit war,” although that is not a Paramount+ logline. (landman.blog)
If the show follows that direction, it gives Cami a clean revenge mechanism that still feels real. Slowing a rival company down, forcing it to spend on legal and compliance work, and creating uncertainty for investors can be just as damaging as beating it in production.
It’s also a kind of revenge that does not require a melodramatic villain turn. Cami can frame every move as “business,” even if the motive is personal.
2) Target the roster: CTT is staffed with specific people and specific titles
For sabotage to be dramatic, it needs faces. Season 2 already provided them.
Forbes lists a lineup that includes Rebecca as COO and chief counsel, Nate as treasurer, and Dale as head of exploration. (forbes.com)
A rival who knows those roles can choose pressure points. They can try to peel off a person who handles money. They can test the loyalty of the person running legal. They can go after the person responsible for exploration decisions.
This is also where the “revenge” label fits, because it allows for choices that are strategically logical and emotionally pointed. If Cami wants to hit Tommy, she might aim at the team he built to prove he doesn’t need her.
3) Exploit financing leverage: $18 million helps CTT move, but it also adds gravity
That $18 million figure, reported in a recap of the finale, reads like a gift until you remember the terms. The same recap describes an arrangement where Gallino takes a heavy share until repayment, then moves to a 50/50 split. (landman.blog)
If a rival can trigger delays, uncertainty, or extra costs, they can turn that financing structure into a trap. The point is not that Gallino would automatically flip. The point is that time and performance targets start to matter more when money is front-loaded.
If Season 3 wants tension without constant action scenes, a financial squeeze is a proven engine. Every delayed permit, every contractor dispute, and every lost day becomes story.
The production calendar: what we know, and what we don’t
The calendar is still developing. Decider reported that filming is expected to begin around April or May 2026, though Paramount+ has not announced a Season 3 release date. (decider.com)
That reporting matters for fans hunting clues. If production ramps up in spring, then casting news, location chatter, and official Paramount+ marketing will likely follow. That is also when we’ll learn whether the show positions Season 3 as “CTT versus M‑Tex,” or pivots into a different primary antagonist.
What is already clear is that Paramount+ sees the show as a hit. The reported two-day view counts for both the Season 2 premiere and finale signal momentum. (landman.tv; cinemablend.com)
What Happens Next: three concrete signs to watch for in early Season 3 marketing
Until Paramount+ releases official Season 3 story details, the best approach is to watch for specific, verifiable signals.
Here are three that should tell us whether Cami is headed for a revenge arc against Tommy and CTT:
- How the show frames Cami’s power: Is she still tied to M‑Tex leadership, or operating after an “exit”? (esquire.com)
- Whether CTT’s vulnerability becomes a theme: Do trailers emphasize financing pressure and partnership leverage, like the recap’s $18 million deal terms? (landman.blog)
- Whether conflict turns bureaucratic: If early materials stress permits and legal fights, that fits the “permit war” direction some tracking has suggested. (landman.blog)
Season 2 ended by creating a rival company and putting names to its leadership. It also ended by showing Cami willing to cut Tommy loose when he refused to play her game. (distractify.com; ew.com; forbes.com)
Season 3 now has a clean question to answer. Was that firing the end of their story, or just the beginning of payback?




