Ransom Canyon has been renewed for a second season at Netflix, and the news has fans thrilled. Read on to discover everything we know about Ransom Canyon Season 2.
What Is Ransom Canyon?
IMDb describes Ransom Canyon as a “romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western saga that charts the intersecting lives and loves of three ranching families set against the sweeping tundras and rolling rivers of Texas Hill Country.”
Ransom Canyon centers on a local rancher named Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel) and the long friendship between him and local dancehall owner Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly). She’s a concert pianist who has returned to her hometown in Texas after a career setback shattered her self-confidence.
They’ve been friends since high school, but Kirkland and O’Grady developed into an on-and-off romance with a lot of old baggage during Season 1.
Kirkland and local business owners were also fending off unwanted overtures from an energy company that wanted to acquire his ranch, as well as controlling financial interests in Ransom’s most important local businesses.
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The company was getting underhanded help from some of the town’s most prominent residents, including Kirkland’s father, Samuel Kirkland, a senator who milks his office to help leverage his financial vision for the town and how best to exploit its resources.
Who Stars in Ransom Canyon Season 2?
Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly are set to return in their roles as Kirkland and O’Grady.
James Brolin, Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Andrew Liner, Garrett Wareing, Jack Schumacher and Marianly Tejada are also part of the cast for Ransom Canyon Season 2.
What Will Happen in Ransom Canyon Season 2?
The small Texas town of Ransom was in danger of being taken over by developers as Season 1 of Ransom Canyon came to a close. Season 2 will explore more of that, as well as the relationship between Staten and Quinn.
According to a description from producers, “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.”
Ransom Canyon showrunner April Blair has said that there will probably be a time jump of six months between Season 1 and Season 2.
Season 1 ended with Quinn accepting a six-month job in New York City, which proved one more complication in her relationship with Staten.
“We would need to [have a time jump] because I don’t want to do anything in New York,” Blair told TV Insider.
“I think we would probably do that because she says, ‘I’m going to go away for six months.’ So the idea right now, although nothing’s set in stone, is that we would do at least a six-month time jump.”
When Does Production Begin on Ransom Canyon Season 2?
It’s not clear when production will officially get underway.
However, both Duhamel and Blair have previously let it slip that the show’s creative team has already been in the writer’s room coming up with ideas for a second season, even before it was confirmed.
We also know that production for Ransom Canyon Season 2 will take place at Netflix Studios Albuquerque in New Mexico. The production will utilize solar power, geothermal heating and cooling and more to lower production costs and reduce the series’ carbon footprint.
Ransom Canyon is based on a popular series of books by Jodi Thomas, and while Season 1 did not follow the books exactly, fans can still look to the source material to find out what might happen next.
When Will Ransom Canyon Season 2 Premiere?
Netflix has not yet announced when Ransom Canyon will return.
According to Marie Claire, Ransom Canyon began shooting for Season 1 in February 2024 and completed filming in June.
The show debuted in April of 2025, so if a production schedule of 14-15 months repeats itself, Ransom Canyon Season 2 could begin airing as soon as the fall of 2026.
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Ransom Canyon is heating up on Netflix after just one season. Based on a book by the same name, the show follows several ranchers in the Texas Hill Country. The show promises drama, as well as romance, as these ranchers and their family’s lives intersect.
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