'Landman's Ali Larter Reveals Why Sam Elliott Will Change Audience's Views on Angela and Ainsley Norris

'Landman's Ali Larter Reveals Why Sam Elliott Will Change Audience's Views on Angela and Ainsley Norris Angela Norris looking at her husband Tommy Norris with concern in Landman Season 2.Image via Paramount+ By  Chris McPherson Published 12 minutes ago Chris is a Senior News Writer for Collider. He can be found in an IMAX screen, with his eyes watering and his ears bleeding for his own pleasure. He joined the news team in 2022 and accidentally fell upwards into a senior position despite his best efforts. For reasons unknown, he enjoys analyzing box office receipts, giant sharks, and has become known as the go-to man for all things Bosch, Mission: Impossible and Christopher Nolan in Collider's news division. Recently, he found himself yeehawing along to the Dutton saga on the Yellowstone Ranch.  He is proficient in sarcasm, wit, Photoshop and working unfeasibly long hours. Amongst his passions sit the likes of the history of the Walt Disney Company, the construction of theme parks, steam trains and binge-watching Gilmore Girls with a coffee that is just hot enough to scald him. His obsession with the Apple TV+ series Silo is the subject of mockery within the Senior News channel, where his feelings about Taylor Sheridan's work are enough to make his fellow writers roll their eyes.  Sign in to your Collider account Summary Generate a summary of this story follow Follow followed Followed Like Like Thread Log in Here is a fact-based summary of the story contents: Try something different: Show me the facts Explain it like I’m 5 Give me a lighthearted recap

Season 2 of Landman is officially streaming on Paramount+, and if there’s one thing Ali Larter wants viewers to know, it’s that Sam Elliott is about to shift the way audiences see the Norris women — both Angela and her daughter, Ainsley. Angela is one of the most divisive characters on television, but she's magnetic. She FaceTimes, she flirts, she fights, she storms into rooms with the kind of energy that practically scrapes sparks off the walls.

“I get to play a character who is incredibly alive. She’s fiery and loves to break the rules, but has the capability to be incredibly vulnerable at times,” Larter previously said. “Landman is not easy, but my God, it is fulfilling.”

But what fans may not expect is how much Elliott — who plays Tommy Norris’ father — softens the lens through which the audience views Angela and her daughter, Ainsley. Larter lights up when she talks about working with him. “He is an absolute dream,” she says. “We immediately connected. He is such an honest and open man.”

One of their first scenes together involved the two sitting outside, looking out at horses. Before the cameras rolled, Elliott talked about his daughter and his wife — a real, quiet moment that immediately deepened their on-screen relationship. Larter remembers looking into his “big blue eyes… filled with such soul and depth.”

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It’s that energy — that soulfulness — that she believes will reshape how viewers understand her character. As she explains it, Elliott’s presence gives fans permission to see Angela and Ainsley the way his character does, which is with compassion, fondness, and a kind of unspoken tenderness rather than just two annoying blondes. “You can see in the way he looks at us that he sees the joy in our characters,” Larter says. “The audience gets to see us through his eyes, and it's so special.”

That shift matters, especially for Angela, a character whose big personality can sometimes eclipse her softer edges. Season 2, though, leans heavily into that contrast, and a lot of that depth is drawn from Larter’s own thoughtful approach to performance. She’s not interested in clichés or stereotypes. “It doesn’t deeply interest me to play a cliché role,” she says. “I'd rather play someone bold and fearless and emotional.”

Landman Season 2 is now streaming on Paramount+.

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In the rugged terrain of West Texas, a team of landmen work to secure oil and gas leases, acting as intermediaries between landowners and energy corporations. The narrative centers on a driven landman whose ambitions in the energy sector lead him into complex negotiations and moral quandaries. The show explores the intense competition and the far-reaching consequences of the landmen's deals, highlighting the intersection of personal ambition and the broader effects on the community and the natural world.

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