Weekly, millions sink into big couches in front of flat screens and travel to a West Texas boomtown filled with drama and Southern charm. Landman, penned by Fort Worth-native-turned-Hollywood-mogul Taylor Sheridan, has garnered the approval of critics and Western revivalists alike. The show, shot primarily in North Texas and occasionally in downtown Dallas, often feels like a love letter to the area and its people from the man who decided to bring show business back to his hometown.
Sheridan doesn’t just take viewers to Texas through drawls and wide-brims, but through the sounds and strums of artists who love the Lone Star State just as much as he does. The show’s soundtrack is chock-full of North Texas artists, from Billboard chart toppers to the local gig economy.
The latest episode streamed on Peacock on Dec. 28, and while most people were talking about a scene with 70-year-old star Billy Bob Thornton’s pharmaceutical-assisted erection, Denton resident Isaac Hoskins was talking about how cool it is to have his music featured in Sheridan’s work…