The Ransom Canyon TV series comes to Netflix this week and could fill that Yellowstone-shaped hole in your life. Here, we take a look at the romantic western which is based on the series of books from Jodi Thomas.
Coming to Netflix this week is a brand new TV series, Ransom Canyon, an American drama set in contemporary Texas, blending tales of love, loyalty and loss. We posted the trailer for this a couple of weeks ago and it proved to be one of the most popular new series’ trailers we’ve posted in a while, so we thought we’d take a further look at the series, its origins and everything else you need to know the incoming Ransom Canyon TV series.
What is Ransom Canyon based on?
Ransom Canyon is based on a series of novels by Jodi Thomas that first hit book stores in 2015 with ‘Winter’s Camp’. There are so far seven books in the series, including the aforementioned title. There’s also ‘Ransom Canyon’, which was also published in 2015, as well as ‘Rustler’s Moon’, ‘Lone Heart Pass’, ‘Sunrise Crossing’, ‘Wild Horse Springs’, and ‘Indigo Lake’ which arrived in July 2017. The Ransom Canyon TV series was first commissioned in December 2023 and is created by April Blair. Blair is the executive producer alongside Dan Angel on the show and wrote the first two episodes.
What is Ransom Canyon about?
Ransom Canyon looks like it could be a perfect replacement for the much-loved Yellowstone, which has just had its main show concluded on Paramount+. The series is described as a ‘romantic western’, and revolves around the themes of love, loss and loyalty. The official synopsis is as follows – “Welcome to Ransom Canyon, where love, loss, and loyalty collide beneath the crimson mesas of Texas Hill Country. With three ranching family dynasties locked in a contest for control of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by outside forces intent on destroying their way of life. At the center of it all is stoic rancher Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel), who is healing from heartbreaking loss and on a quest for vengeance. Staten’s only glimmer of hope rests in the eyes and heart of Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly), longtime family friend and owner of the local dancehall. But as the battle to save Ransom wages on, a mysterious cowboy drifts into town, dredging up secrets from the past. Vise tightening, Staten fights to protect the land he calls home, and the only love that can pull him back from the demons that haunt him.”
Related: Netflix debuts Ransom Canyon trailer
Who is in Ransom Canyon?
The TV series boasts quite the cast. Heading it up is Josh Duhamel who you might know from the Transformers movies. He’s appeared in countless TV series and films, and was most recently seen in the Prime Video romantic comedy Shotgun Wedding with Jennifer Lopez. The cast also includes Minka Kelly who has starred in the likes of Friday Night Lights, the Parenthood TV series, the ABC series of Charlie’s Angels and DC Universe-set Titans. Screen veteran James Brolin is also among the cast as Cap Fuller, and has a career that spans multiple decades, all of the way back to the 1960s. His screen credits include the original Westworld movie, Capricorn One, The Amityville Horror and more recently Steven Soderbergh’s Oscar-winning Traffic, and Steven Spielberg’s Catch Me If You Can. James Brolin is also the father of actor Josh Brolin, Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Ransom Canyon‘s cast also includes Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Garrett Wareing, Andrew Liner, Jack Schumacher, Marianly Tejada, and Philip Winchester.
How many episodes are in the Ransom Canyon TV series?
There are ten episodes in the first season of Ransom Canyon.
When is Ransom Canyon released?
The first season of Ransom Canyon is released on Netflix one 17th April.
Will there be a Ransom Canyon season 2?
There is potential for a Ransom Canyon season 2 as there are seven source novels in the series, but it probably depends on how successful this first season is on Netflix for a second run to be commissioned. As it is released on a popular series of novels, there is already an audience there and it is sure to attract new fans once it hits the streamer.
The highly anticipated Ransom Canyon TV series is released on Netflix on 17th April.
