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Christian Wallace is an American journalist, podcaster, screenwriter and television producer. He wrote and hosted the documentary podcast Boomtown, about the oil industry in the Permian Basin, and co-created the Paramount+ drama series Landman with Taylor Sheridan.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Wallace was raised in Andrews, Texas, in the Permian Basin. He graduated from Texas State University and later earned a master's degree in writing from the University of Galway in Ireland. After returning to West Texas, he worked for about a year as a roughneck on oil rigs across the Permian Basin.[3][1]
Career
[edit]Journalism and Boomtown
[edit]Wallace joined Texas Monthly as a fact-checker in 2016 and later worked as a staff writer and senior editor. His reporting for the magazine received three National Magazine Award nominations.[4]
His June 2019 Texas Monthly feature "The Price of Oil" examined the effects of an oil boom on West Texas communities. The reporting became the basis for Boomtown, a documentary podcast produced by Texas Monthly and Imperative Entertainment.[5][1] The series covered the history and economics of the Permian Basin oil industry as well as its effects on workers, families, schools and the environment.[5][2]
The Atlantic included Boomtown on its list of the 50 best podcasts of 2020, citing Wallace's experience growing up in the region and working on a rig.[6] Outside also reviewed the series, describing it as an account of the oil industry that combined environmental reporting with personal stories from the region.[7] In 2021, Boomtown was named a Webby Award honoree in the documentary podcast category.[8]
Television
[edit]Wallace and Sheridan adapted elements of Boomtown into Landman, a fictional drama set in the West Texas oil industry. Wallace has described the podcast as a starting point for the series, whose characters and family story also drew on material developed by Sheridan.[2] The series premiered on Paramount+ in November 2024. Wallace is credited as a co-creator and executive producer.[1][9]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Stutsman, Samantha (November 16, 2025). "The Intense True Story of Landman: All About the Texas Oil Boom That Inspired Taylor Sheridan's Show". People. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
- 1 2 3 DeGrushe, Allison (January 24, 2026). "What Is Landman Based On? All About the Real Texas Oil Drama That Inspired the Paramount+ Hit". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
- ↑ McEwen, Mella (April 11, 2026). "Landman Co-Creator Says West Texas Stories Deserve Wider Audience". Midland Reporter-Telegram. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Christian Wallace". CAA Speakers. Creative Artists Agency. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
- 1 2 Cotte, Jorge (February 18, 2020). "Every Boom Has Its Busts: On Texas Monthly's Boomtown". Podcast Review. Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
- ↑ Standley, Laura Jane; McQuade, Eric (December 26, 2020). "The 50 Best Podcasts of 2020". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
- ↑ Berger, Erin (March 4, 2020). "Two Podcasts About Big Oil Prove We Have More to Learn". Outside. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Boomtown". The Webby Awards. 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
- ↑ "Taylor Sheridan's Oil Drama Landman Renewed for Season 2 at Paramount+". Decider. March 12, 2025. Retrieved September 10, 2026.