Put on your cowboy boots and get ready for a wild ride down to Texas Hill Country: Netflix has shared the trailer for their new modern western drama, Ransom Canyon. Starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly, the series will debut on April 17 and promises a sweeping tale of love, loss, and loyalty.
About Ransom Canyon: 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.
Duhamel says of playing Staten, “I really related to this character in a lot of ways. It’s very much about family, legacy, and the land. [I’m] from North Dakota and I have a place in Minnesota with some property that I just spent a lot of time developing with the intention of raising my kids there and hopefully someday they’ll pass it on to their kids.”
Showrunner April Blair tells TUDUM, “At its core, Ransom Canyon isn’t just a town, it’s an idea. It’s the painful longing for your first love. It’s the burning desire to protect your family. It’s cowboys and lovers, grifters and thieves. Lust, deceit, heartache, home. Ransom has it all. I think people are going to fall in love with this little slice of Texas and the dramas and romances that were created there.”
