Renewals and Cancellations: 'Landman,' 'S.W.A.T.,' 'The Neighborhood,' 'Cruel Intentions'
Paramount+ has renewed the Taylor Sheridan series Landman for a second season two months after the finale aired. I’m actually surprised it took that long — it was a huge hit for Paramount+, though I understand it was a brutal shoot (mostly because of the heat). Honestly, once Sheridan got over the big oil propaganda, it turned into a remarkably decent show thanks to Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter, who transcended the hell out of the writing, even if the entire show felt like it was ripping off Friday Night Lights vibes. When they brought in Grandma Saracen, I just completely gave in. It’s funny, too! I still think about Billy Bob’s character saying he’d been sober for years before ordering a light beer, insisting that light beer doesn’t count. Elsewhere, CBS has canceled S.W.A.T. again, this time after eight seasons. It’s not the first time it’s been canceled, though. They axed it after season six, only to bring it back for a “seventh and final season” before turning around and renewing it for one more year. CBS is done with it now, though they’re shopping it around, hoping Netflix will bite. Meanwhile, Amazon Prime has killed its Cruel Intentions television adaptation. The reviews were so terrible that I never even bothered, which is saying something considering I watch every Harlan Coben series. If streamers are going to adapt movies for TV, they should at least make them better. For what it’s worth, Max has also picked up Conan O’Brien Must Go for a third season. I suspect Conan O’Brien’s well-received stint as Oscar host last week played a role in Max coming back around quickly on the travel series ahead of the second season premiere in May.
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