Landman co-creator defends portrayal of female characters after fierce backlash over sexually-charged series

Landman co-creator Christian Wallace has spoken out after a legion of fans argued that the Paramount Plus series would be “better without the hypersexualization” of its female characters.

The recently released drama, which also comes from Yellowstone showrunner Taylor Sheridan, has set tongues wagging in recent weeks over its “embarrassing” portrayal of its leading women.

But Wallace has defended Landman’s women, insisting that characters like Ali Larter’s character Angela Norris and her daughter Ainsley, played by Michelle Randolph, actually exist.

“I will say that you can ask almost any West Texan if they know some loud, bold, sassy women, and you will almost certainly get a resounding yes,” he said in a recent interview with Term.

“Both Angela and Ainsley have great Texan personalities.

“And I think that’s one of the things I personally love about them.

Michelle Randolph (left) plays Ainsley Norris and Ali Larter (right) stars as Angela Norris

“There’s just so much comedy and lightheartedness in those characters that really add something to the show, with men getting crushed by pipelines or burned at an oil well.”

Wallace insisted that the women in Landman would make the show what it is.

He added to the publication: “You need that levity. The show wouldn’t be what it is without them.”

Wallace’s comments come after Landman raised eyebrows at a number of X-rated conversations, leading viewers to slam Sheridan for having a “perverted view of what women are like.”

In a chilling scene, lead actor Billy Bob Thornton’s character Tommy asks his 17-year-old daughter Ainsley if she is having sex with her boyfriend.

Ainsley confirms to her father that while she sleeps with her partner, there are strict rules in the bedroom.

Tommy then boldly asks what the rule is, prompting his daughter to respond with great honesty and detail about the arrangement.

Needless to say, Tommy is so lost that he quickly heads out to find a soda.

Fans have been critical of the way the female characters are portrayed on the show. One of them wrote on

Many Landman viewers have expressed their disapproval of the way the show presents women.

On on a group outing to a strip club, humiliates them.”

“Landman could be a great show…could be,” another continued. “The women on the show are terrible people, and somehow they’re on the road way too much.

‘Taylor Sheridan has a perverse view of what women are like.’

A third added: ‘I want to enjoy the show but the way they write the women on this show is so bad it’s embarrassing, annoying and distracting.

‘Were there no female writers in the room at all?!! The only reason I keep watching is Billy.”

“Is it just me or does anyone else agree that Landman could be a great show without the over-the-top sex talk and profanity?” wrote a fourth.