Episode 1, titled "Landman," serves as a gritty introduction to the high-stakes world of the petroleum industry. The show is based on the popular podcast Boomtown and explores the contrast between the massive wealth generated by the oil boom and the dangerous, rough-and-tumble lives of the workers who facilitate it.
The first episode introduces (played by Billy Bob Thornton ), a weathered "crisis manager" for an oil company who handles everything from land rights disputes to life-or-death negotiations. The premiere establishes two parallel worlds: