Billy Bob Thornton says he took on the leading role in Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman' because 'people are hungry for human stories.'

Thornton stars in the 'Yellowstone' creator's newest series 'Landman,' set in the world of the Texas oil business.

A landman has the weight of the world on his shoulders,” Billy Bob Thornton tells TV Insider about his Landman character Tommy Norris, who does the burdensome dirty job in the West Texas oil fields in this series written and executive produced by Yellowstone‘s Taylor Sheridan.