Netflix today dropped the official trailer for Ransom Canyon Season 2, offering a first look at the next chapter of the hit romantic western drama ahead of its July 23 premiere. Returning stars Josh Duhamel (Transformers, Safe Haven) and Minka Kelly (Champagne Problems, Friday Night Lights) reprise their roles as Staten Kirkland and Quinn O’Grady, whose complicated relationship remains at the heart of the series as new challenges test their future together.
Set against the sweeping backdrop of Texas Hill Country, the new season raises the stakes as powerful families fight for control. Raising long-buried tensions, new arrivals threaten to upend the lives and relationships of those who call Ransom Canyon home.
Also returning from Season 1 are Lizzy Greene (A Million Little Things, Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn) as Lauren Brigman, Garrett Wareing (The Long Walk, Manifest) as Lucas Russell, Casey W. Johnson (For All Mankind, GLOW) as Kit Russell, Jack Schumacher (After All, Top Gun: Maverick), as Yancy Grey, Brett Cullen (Marshals, Person of Interest) as Sam Kirkland, Tatanka Means (Marshals, The Son) as Jake Longbow, Marianly Tejada (One of Us Is Lying, The Purge) as Ellie Estevez, Philip Winchester (NCIS: Origins, Strike Back) as Sheriff Dan Brigman, Justin Johnson Cortez (Walker: Independence, Walker) as Kai, Kenneth Miller (Waco, 12 Strong) as Freddie, and Lauren Glazier (Mindhunter, See) as Angie O’Grady.
New cast joining Ransom Canyon Season 2 are Patricia Clarkson (Sharp Objects, House of Cards) as Claire, Ben Robson (Vikings, Animal Kingdom) as Oliver, Heidi Grace Engerman (Chicago Fire, Candyman) as Sidney, Steve Howey (Off Campus, Shameless) as Levi, and country stars Thomas Rhett and Jordan Davis as themselves.
The synopsis for Ransom Canyon Season 2 reads, “A heartfelt drama set against the sweeping vistas of Texas Hill Country, Ransom Canyon follows the intersecting lives of deep-rooted families in a town where your neighbors know everyone’s business. Season 2 picks up six months after the events of the first season, with rancher Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel) fighting to reclaim his legacy after being unseated as trustee of his family’s Double K Ranch, while musician Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly) must decide if her heart truly belongs in the small town she once tried to outrun or in the fast-paced world of New York City. Are they star-crossed lovers, or fated to be together? In Ransom Canyon, true love stories are messy, complicated, and always worth the wait.”
“She went to New York to work, and she comes back because that was always the deal — that she would go for six months and was always planning on coming home. In that time, she didn’t speak to Staten at all,” Minka Kelly tells Tudum.
“He missed her. Staten has been masking that with his behavior. So when he finds out Quinn is back, he realizes that he’s made some mistakes, and he wants to make it right,” Josh Duhamel adds.
“We’ve also built out the world even more this season. Quinn’s mother, Claire — played by Patricia Clarkson, who’s an icon — comes to town, and she’s a little Postcards from the Edge meets The Notebook. What did she do to mess up? We find out there are some secrets from the past,” creator April Blair teases.
Watch the official trailer for Ransom Canyon Season 2 below.
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