Sumith Prasad
In the final episodes of the first season of Paramount+’s drama series ‘Landman,’ the health condition of Jon Hamm’s Monty Miller deteriorates severely. Since he has already survived several heart attacks and subsequent bypass surgeries, he does not have much hope that he will stay alive for long. The ninth episode of the installment ends with his state worsening. In the finale, his wife, Cami Miller, is informed that the oil tycoon suffered from a ruptured aortic aneurysm. The only chance Monty has to defeat death is undergoing a heart transplant surgery. However, the first season ends with an alarming scene that takes place before such an essential procedure, leaving viewers concerned about Hamm’s future in the show! SPOILERS AHEAD.
Monty Miller Passes Away After His Heart Gives Up
In one of the final scenes of the first season of ‘Landman,’ Cami Miller and her daughters are seen crying intensely near Monty Miller, who is lying on a hospital bed. Throughout the businessman’s hospitalization, his wife has remained calm and composed. Even when she learns the worst from the doctors, she doesn’t express any unbearable distress. Seeing the same Cami crying her heart out is guaranteed to raise alarm among ardent admirers of the series. However, the particular scene can be a typical cliffhanger created to end the installment on a high note rather than a revelation of Monty’s death. In addition, one of the monitors placed in his room indicates that he has flatlined, which only adds to the concern.
Considering the flatline, we can safely conclude that Monty is dead. The ambiguity present in the scene can be seen as a cliffhanger used to end the first season on a high note and create discussions among viewers. Christian Wallace, who created ‘Landman’ with Taylor Sheridan based on his podcast ‘Boomtown,’ confirmed that the businessman is no longer alive. “It is safe to say that Monty has passed,” he told Variety. Monty’s demise is teased throughout the latter episodes of the first installment, with unbelievable details concerning his medical history. After presenting himself as a vulnerable being physically, it is unsurprising that Sheridan chose to let him succumb to his heart condition, which has suffered enough.
Jon Hamm Has Most Likely Departed From Landman
Even though neither Paramount+ nor Jon Hamm has officially announced the actor’s exit from ‘Landman,’ Monty Miller’s death confirms that we may not need to expect him to remain a part of the show. From Demi Moore, who plays Monty’s wife, Cami Miller, we know that the second season of the drama series is in the works. Now that the oil tycoon has passed away, the upcoming episodes of the show will have enough space for other characters to become prominent, as confirmed by Christian Wallace. “[…] when you take one major player off the board, it opens up opportunities for other players — and I think that’s all I’m at liberty to say at this point,” the co-creator said in the same Variety interview.
Wallace’s words can be aligned with the introduction of Andy García’s Gallino, the leader of an international drug cartel who wants to cooperate with M-Tex Oil for the smoother operation of his trade. The potential partnership or enmity between Tommy Norris, the protagonist, and the cartel leader can only materialize if the former is in charge of the company. Since his position as the president of M-Tex Oil depends on Monty’s death, his survival may not have helped this particular storyline, which justifies the businessman’s death. Considering that dead characters do not usually show up again in shows set in the “Taylor Sheridan universe,” that can be the case with Hamm’s Monty as well.
Hamm has seemingly departed from ‘Landman’ after delivering a solid performance and leaving an impression on the creative heads of the show. “He’s just this lovely, charming person with an incredible amount of gravitas, and so he really anchors that role,” Wallace told TV Insider about the actor. “He’s believable as someone who is sitting at a table full of oil titans, all these CEOs of these large companies. He’s absolutely believable in that character and so he just brought so much,” the co-creator added.
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