Warning: Some SPOILERS lie ahead for Landman!
Rebecca is quickly learning the dangers of the oil industry inLandman. Wallace has been enjoying a rise in popularity since making guest appearances in the likes of theABC medical dramaThe Good Doctorand Jane Levy-ledZooey’s Extraordinary Playlist. The Taylor Sheridan-co-created neo-Western drama serves as her second major TV role after starring in six seasons of the Hallmark period dramaWhen Calls the Heart.
Wallace stars inLandmanas Rebecca Falcone, a lawyer from metropolitan Texas who is hired to investigate both an explosion on an oil rig that killed three crew members, as well as the destruction of a private jet stolen by a Mexican drug cartel on a road owned by the oil company that left everyone, including one of their drivers, dead. Working to protect her clients, Rebecca begins spending a lot of time with Billy Bob Thornton’s titular character, leading not only to a culture shock for her, but a lot of tension about her long-term plan to win her case.
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Alongside Wallace and Thornton,the ensembleLandmancastincludes1923’s Michelle Randolph,Final Destination’s Ali Larter, frequent Sheridan collaborator James Jordan, Paulina Chávez,Maze Runneralum Jacob Lofland,Nashville’s Mark Collie,The Substance’s Demi Moore,Top Gun: Maverick’s Jon Hamm andThe Umbrella Academy’s Colm Feore. Currently holding a “Certified Fresh” approval rating from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, the show has proven to be another success for Sheridan, having also surpassedYellowstoneon multiple streaming charts since its debut.
With the season nearly halfway through,Screen Rantinterviewed Kayla Wallace to discussLandman, the positive reception critics and fans have shown the title, the thoroughly practical nature of the show’s effects, including filming next to real oil rigs, the harrowing snake sequence in episode 3, Rebecca meeting Tommy’s family, how those scenes will impact her arc the rest of the season, and her hopes for season 2.
It’s Been “Pretty Incredible” For Wallace Seeing The Positive Reactions ToLandman
“She’s got some spice to her, and it’s been fun for people to pick up on that…”
Screen Rant: It’s great to see you again, Kayla, and to talk , I am loving this show so much. Last we spoke, it was before the premiere, before reviews had started rolling out and such. Now that it’s on the air, people are talking about it, how are you feeling?
Kayla Wallace: It’s pretty incredible to have family members and friends reach out and tell me that they’re watching and enjoying it. It was just such an incredible project to be a part of, and to make, so seeing it come to fruition, it’s wonderful. It’s been really cool to share what I experienced with the world and with my family and friends.
What’s been one of your favorite things that people have said about your character, in particular?
Kayla Wallace: People are picking up on her strength and her attitude. She’s got some spice to her, and it’s been fun for people to pick up on that, and kind of wonder about where her power is going to take her.
The Show’s Practical Effects Made It “More Real” For Wallace
Episode 3’s Snake Scene, In Particular, Proved “Terrifying”
I can’t wait for people to start seeing that in episode four. We see her out in the field a lot with Tommy this episode. I also find it amazing just hearing how practical a lot of this show was, given that these are real oil wells that you’re filming in front of, and real fire. What is that like for you, being on set and standing in front of these very real devices?
Kayla Wallace: Yeah, it just makes it more real, you don’t have to imagine anything. The fire’s there, you’re at a real rig where it’s really crazy. You feel the size of it, you feel for the people that are going through this in their real lives. When she’s looking down in episode 2, and she’s seeing where this explosion happened, and where these men lost their lives, this stuff really happens. It just makes it feel that much more real, as an actor, as a person, to be there in the thick of it.
So, turning to episode 3, you also have quite a harrowing situation regarding a certain rattlesnake. I’d love to hear what it was like filming that sequence, because obviously they’re not going to put you out there with a very venomous snake without some kind of protection.
Kayla Wallace: The snake was real. The snake was very much real, and there was proper protection, Plexiglas protecting me from the snake, and the snake wranglers handling the snake, so there was no danger to me. But I was terrified. It was a real snake. [Laughs] I was absolutely terrified. Like I said, proper safety was in effect, so I had nothing to worry about. But I don’t even do well with spiders. I was terrified.
Every Interaction Rebecca Has Is Info Gathering For Her Case
“…she’s gonna adapt to the surroundings that she’s in, and shuck and jive with the information that she’s getting…”
We’ve seen Rebecca’s strength, we’ve seen how she has a sort of emotional wall up. Do you think that this is going to start opening up more vulnerabilities in her as she goes along with Tommy in the field, and tries to get an understanding of his job and his role in the company?
Kayla Wallace: Yeah, I think that we’ll see some different sides of Rebecca this season. Everything takes a toll on a person, it’ll take a toll in different ways. Yeah, I’m excited for people to see where her journey and this story takes her. She’s a person who has a whatever-it-takes attitude to win her cases. That’s her goal, at the end of the day, so whatever she’s presented with, whatever it takes.
Turning to her and Tommy’s dynamic, we talked a little bit about working with Billy Bob before, but I especially love the bar scene, where you’re then confronted with Angela and Ainsley. I’d love to hear what it was like filming that sequence, both being a performer, but also then as the character, being confronted with that.
Kayla Wallace: Rebecca’s, like, watching a circus. These people could not be further from who she is in real life, and she’s figuring out, like, “What is this family? Do they love each other? Do they hate each other? The daughter is drinking? What is happening here?” She’s really intrigued by it, and she’s also the kind of person who will take all of the information she can get about everything in order to do her job, right? So, that scene was so much fun to film because, yeah, Rebecca and Angela and Ainsley, they could not be more from either ends of the spectrum.
In that scene, she’s initially thought of as the other woman, but it’s just so funny to add in that age-difference dynamic. And then Ainsley goes, “You don’t have another daughter, do you?” [Chuckles] It just makes the whole situation that much more uncomfortable for Rebecca, and it was just so much fun to play. Ali and Michelle are just such awesome people to work with. We had such a good time, and Billy too. The four of us, we had a lot of fun working together.
How do you think the snake scene’s going to affect Rebecca going forward, both how she views Tommy as well as how she views this area?
Kayla Wallace: She kind of gets thrown into the danger of this world, and kind of the recklessness. It’s the Wild West, and she gets thrown into it face to face with a snake. She’ll take all the information that she can get, so she’s gonna adapt to the surroundings that she’s in, and shuck and jive with the information that she’s getting in order to do her job right. At the end of the day, that’s what she is. She’s a successful attorney and will win her cases no matter what. So yeah, I’m excited for people to see where she takes this, what she does with this information.
One thing I did want to ask is, I’ve seen it in images and in, I think, a trailer, but we haven’t seen it in the show yet. You also have a scene with Ariana and her family, going through some form of legal paperwork regarding the deaths. Obviously, we don’t want to get into spoilers of that scene just yet, but I would love to hear about going into that scene and working with Paulina, especially since that is the heavier side of this show.
Kayla Wallace: Totally, Paulina had to deal with such heavy content this season, and she’s so sweet. I just love her so much. I would just like hug her in the green room, because she’s dealing with so much this whole season, and her story is beautiful and heartbreaking. Yeah, we’ll get to see those characters come together, and people are in for a ride with this show, in every which way.
Wallace Is Ready For “Millions” Of Future Seasons OfLandman
She Also Has One Key Hope For Her Potential Future With The Show
So now that we’re halfway through, this is a show I would love to watch many seasons of. Obviously, none of us, myself and the audience, don’t know how these characters end in season 1, but I’m curious if there have been any talks about aLandmanseason 2, or if maybe, while you were filming, you had talks with Taylor about trying to keep this role going past season 1?
Kayla Wallace: I hope so. I hope for millions of seasons until we can’t season no more. No, I don’t know yet. I can only hope that we get to keep telling these stories and see where these characters go.
Is there any one character who maybe you didn’t share as much screen time with so far, or at all, this season that you would love to do more with next in a possible season 2?
Kayla Wallace: I’d love to work with Demi. She’s just so incredible, and I’m honored to be part of a cast that she’s in, but yeah, I’d love to work with her.
AboutLandman
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the notable 11-part podcast “Boomtown,” the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.
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Set in West Texas, this series explores the world of oil rigs and the fortunes they create. It portrays a modern upstairs/downstairs narrative of roughnecks and billionaires, highlighting the profound impact on the climate, economy, and geopolitics in these boomtowns.
