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Landman is the latest addition to creator Taylor Sheridan’s portfolio of hit television shows. The series stars Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, a landman at an oil company, and explores the cutthroat world of oilfields in West Texas. In the series, the supporting character Dale Bradley is played by actor James Jordan, who is a mainstay in most of Sheridan’s creations.
Landman is the latest addition to Taylor Sheridan’s portfolio of hits (Credit: Paramount+).Despite sharing a good professional bond with Sheridan, Jordan holds an uncanny record. The actor has a history of having his characters killed off in shows created by Sheridan. As a result, fans are fearing that Jordan’s Dale Bradley will also face a similar fate before Landman concludes its first season. Here is what fans have to say about Jordan’s character in Landman.
Fans fear for the fate of James Jordan’s Dale Bradley in Landman
Actor James Jordan is known for his roles in hit shows like Yellowstone, created by writer-director Taylor Sheridan. The two first collaborated on Sheridan’s 2017 directorial debut Wind River, where Jordan played Pete Mickens. Jordan’s character is killed off in the movie’s climax, starting a trend of the actor dying in Sheridan’s works.
James Jordan plays Dale Bradley in Landman (Credit: Paramount+).On Reddit, fans took notice of the trend with Jordan’s character dying in Sheridan’s creations. One fan wrote:
As a result, fans became concerned with Jordan’s fate in Landman, one of Sheridan’s latest creations to feature the actor.
In the series, Jordan plays Dale Bradley, a petroleum engineer. He is an ally and roommate to Billy Bob Thornton’s main character. Therefore, Dale has emerged as a fan-favorite character and viewers will be sad to see him die in the upcoming episodes if Sheridan’s rule for casting Jordan in most of his creations continues to apply itself.
Landman creator Taylor Sheridan calls James Jordan his pinch-hitter
Taylor Sheridan loves killing off James Jordan (Credit: 1883 | Paramount+).During an interview with Deadline, Sheridan himself admitted to casting Jordan when he wanted to kill off a certain character. As a result, while the actor has appeared in most of Sheridan’s shows, his characters are often killed off for dramatic effect.
James Jordan, he’s my pinch-hitter, when I need to kill somebody.
Sheridan made the above statement when asked about the death of Cookie, a character Jordan played in his Yellowstone prequel series 1883, which received critical acclaim.
However, the trend does not end with 1883. The most recent of Sheridan’s works to kill off Jordan’s character is the second season of the Zoe Saldaña-led series Special Ops: Lioness. In the series, Jordan played Two Cups, who is shot dead in the season 2 finale.
Similarly, Jordan played the role of Ed Simmons, a corrections sergeant in Mayor of Kingstown, starring Jeremy Renner in the lead role. Jordan’s character was killed off in the season 1 finale during a prison riot. Therefore, if history is any indication, Jordan’s fate in Landman is all but sealed.
A rare expectation of this rule is his appearance in Sheridan’s flagship series Yellowstone, where Jordan plays Livestock Agent Steve Hendon. The character is still alive with the series recently concluding with its polarizing fifth season. Hence, it is possible that Sheridan might go the Yellowstone route and not kill off Jordan in Landman.
Landman is streaming on Paramount+.
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