Taylor Sheridan wrote his latest television series, Landman, specifically for Billy Bob Thornton. “I’m gonna write it with your voice,” the Yellowstone creator said, according to Thornton. The actor revealed in a Q&A after the premiere that he couldn’t believe Sheridan until he finally received the script.

The Landman premiere is airing on Paramount Network following this week’s Yellowstone episode. Here’s what you need to know.

Set in the stark desert of West Texas, the Paramount+ drama follows an oil company's dogged fixer as he tries to prevent the rigs, his family, and the American dream from falling apart.