Landman fans may finally have a clearer idea of when Season 3 will begin filming, although James Jordan’s latest comments come with one major caveat: even the actor admits that Taylor Sheridan is still deep in the writing process.

Jordan, who plays Dale Bradley on Landman, recently offered an update on the long-awaited third season while promoting another Sheridan production, Lioness. According to the actor, production is now only a few weeks away, with the cast preparing to return to work after a series of delays that have left fans wondering when they will see the next chapter of Billy Bob Thornton’s oil drama.

“I’ve only gotten one [script]. [Creator] Taylor [Sheridan] is in the thick of it as we speak,” Jordan said. “All I’ll tell you is it’s going to be a heck of a ride.”

That update suggests that Landman Season 3 is moving forward, even if the scripts are still being completed. More importantly, Jordan indicated that the new season will not simply jump ahead several months or years.

“We pick up where we left off,” he said, adding that the cast is expected to begin work in roughly three weeks.

For viewers who have been waiting for the story to continue directly after the explosive Season 2 finale, that detail could be particularly encouraging. Landman left several major characters facing uncertain futures, and the conclusion created plenty of questions about where Tommy Norris and the people around him would go next.

Jordan did not have an official premiere date to share, but he offered an optimistic prediction. The actor believes the production could potentially move quickly enough to return to television before the end of the year.

“The way they edit nowadays, the turnaround is so quick,” he explained. “We might be on the air before the end of the year. I certainly hope so.”

Jordan specifically pointed to the holiday period as the ideal release window for Landman. The first two seasons established a remarkably consistent pattern, with both arriving around November and becoming part of Paramount+’s late-year programming lineup.

That timing has become part of the show’s identity. Season 1 premiered in November 2024, while Season 2 followed almost exactly one year later in November 2025. With that history, fans understandably assumed that Season 3 would arrive around Thanksgiving 2026.

Production problems have complicated those expectations.

Landman Season 3 was initially expected to begin filming in May, but that schedule was pushed back by several months. The start date subsequently moved again, with late September becoming the more likely target.

Jordan believes that if cameras get rolling soon enough, the production team could potentially turn around at least some episodes by Christmas.

“I don’t see why if we don’t start sometime after Labor Day — and if we hit the ground running — I don’t see why we can’t have some episodes out by Christmas,” he said.

However, there is an important distinction between what Jordan hopes will happen and what Paramount+ has actually confirmed. The actor repeatedly acknowledged that he was speculating rather than revealing an official schedule.

That means fans should probably temper their expectations about seeing Season 3 before the end of 2026. With Sheridan still writing and production yet to begin, a holiday premiere would require an unusually fast turnaround.

Still, Jordan’s enthusiasm is likely to reassure viewers who feared that the delays might signal deeper problems for the series.

He has repeatedly encountered fans who are impatient for the show to return. One recent airport encounter apparently demonstrated just how much viewers are invested in Landman.

“I was in the airport the other day and some folks came up to me and they went, ‘What are you doing here?’ And I go, ‘What do you mean?’ And they go, ‘You should be at work! We need more Landman!’” Jordan recalled.

For the actor, that kind of reaction is proof that the series has connected with audiences in a significant way.

“You’re doing something right when people are falling in love with these characters,” he said.

Landman has certainly become one of Paramount+’s most recognizable dramas since its debut. Created by Sheridan and Christian Wallace, the series explores the brutal and often unpredictable world of the Texas oil industry through Thornton’s Tommy Norris, a crisis manager caught between powerful corporations, dangerous criminals and an increasingly complicated family life.

The series also features Demi Moore, Ali Larter, Jacob Lofland, Michelle Randolph, Paulina Chávez, Kayla Wallace and Mark Collie, with Jordan’s Dale serving as another important piece of Sheridan’s sprawling ensemble.

For Jordan, however, Landman is only one part of his current relationship with Sheridan. The actor is also appearing as Two Cups in Lioness, giving him the unusual experience of working simultaneously in two very different Sheridan universes.

He admits that choosing between the characters would be nearly impossible.

“I love playing Two Cups. I love playing Dale. I can’t pick a favorite,” Jordan said. “They’re so vastly different.”

While Dale is tied closely to the oil-field world of Landman, Two Cups exists within the much more militarized and covert environment of Lioness. Despite their differences, Jordan believes both shows benefit from Sheridan’s distinctive approach to storytelling.

“What’s interesting about Taylor is he explores frontiers — both metaphorically and literally,” the actor explained.

According to Jordan, that willingness to explore unfamiliar territory is part of what makes Sheridan’s projects so appealing to performers. The scripts give actors enough information to understand their characters while leaving room for audiences to interpret the people and situations for themselves.

“He’s done a lot of the heavy lifting for you because what’s on the page is pretty much all you need to know,” Jordan said.

The actor also praised the viewers who become emotionally invested in Sheridan’s characters, arguing that their connection to the stories makes them lean closer and pay greater attention.

That certainly appears to be happening with Landman. The show’s combination of family drama, corporate intrigue, oil-industry politics and sudden violence has attracted a loyal audience that now seems increasingly unwilling to wait patiently for Season 3.

Jordan joked that he would even like to see his two Sheridan characters cross paths someday.

“I would love to do an episode of them at a bar and them having a conversation about that week’s baseball game or something,” he quipped.

Unfortunately for fans hoping for that crossover, the two characters belong to completely different stories. For now, Jordan will continue splitting his time between them while Sheridan works to bring both worlds forward.

The actor says that working on Sheridan’s productions requires complete concentration, particularly because of the demanding material and the responsibility actors feel when entrusted with one of the writer-producer’s stories.

“As long as we trust in Taylor and his storytelling and his imagination, we know it’s going to be a great ride,” Jordan said.

For Landman viewers, that ride is taking longer than expected.

The good news is that Season 3 remains firmly in motion. Jordan says the cast is preparing to return to work within weeks, while Sheridan continues writing the next chapter. The bad news is that there is still no confirmed premiere date, and Jordan’s Christmas prediction should be viewed as hope rather than a promise.

What does appear increasingly certain is that Landman will eventually return, and when it does, the story should pick up almost exactly where viewers left Tommy and the rest of the characters.

Until then, fans will have to wait for Sheridan to finish writing, the cameras to start rolling and Paramount+ to determine exactly when the next batch of episodes is ready.

If Jordan gets his wish, that wait could end before the year is over.

For now, though, Landman fans will have to keep asking the same question that apparently follows the cast everywhere they go: when are you getting back to work?