Lies, deceit, and romance filled the first 10 episodes of Netflix’s newest small-town drama, Ransom Canyon. Starring Minka Kelly and Josh Duhamel as star-crossed lovers Quinn O’Grady and Staten Kirkland, the must-watch series follows three ranch families as industrialists looking to access a water pipeline pursue their land. The finale left many questions open-ended, including the fate of the ranches and the status of the three central, thorny romantic relationships.
While Netflix hasn’t officially renewed the western yet, Ransom Canyon is based on a book series, so there is plenty more story to sift through if showrunner April Blair is given the chance. In a post-mortem interview, Blair mentioned that the season 2 writer’s room was already underway, so a second season may not be as far away as we think. Here’s everything we know so far about season 2 of Ransom Canyon.
Netflix hasn’t revealed whether the drama is renewed for season 2, but that doesn’t mean it’s dead in the water. Showrunner April Blair mentioned they’re “in the room on season 2” in an interview with Deadline, meaning the formal announcement is likely forthcoming.
Ransom Canyon season 1 was first greenlit at Netflix in December 2023. It was eventually filmed between February and June 2024, before it premiered on streaming in April 2025. Given the 15-month production schedule, new episodes could arrive in fall 2026 if Netflix gives the go-ahead soon.
Who in the ‘Ransom Canyon’ cast would return for season 2?
Based on the finale, all major players should return in season 2, except for James Brolin, whose character, Cap Fuller, dies in season 1. Though Minka Kelly’s character Quinn O’Grady ends the first batch of episodes as she sets out to play for the New York Philharmonic, the showrunner has confirmed she’ll be back. (More on that below.) In addition to Kelly, we can assume we’ll be seeing more of Kelly, Josh Duhamel (Staten Kirland), Lizzy Greene (Lauren Brigman), Philip Winchester (Dan Brigman) Eoin Macken (Davis Collins), Andrew Liner (Reid Collins), Garrett Wareing (Lucas Russell), Marianly Tejada (Ellie Estevez), Jack Schumacher (Yancy Grey), and Justin Johnson Cortez (Kai Flores).
Would there be new cast members in ‘Ransom Canyon’ season 2?
A second season of Ransom Canyon will also bring new characters into the fold. Fans will be most anxious to know who plays Yancy’s wife, who shockingly arrives in Ransom Canyon in the final moments of the season 1 finale. We don’t see her face, and, as it turns out, she still has yet to be cast.
However, the stand-in for that shot has a connection to one of the showrunner’s other projects. “A fun tidbit nobody knows is that the girl who played the back of her head was actually the star of my very first show, Jane by Design, that was on ABC Family at the time,” Blair told Deadline. “That was Erica Dasher, and she was just there to visit, and I said, ‘Will you, will you be the back of his wife’s head? And she’s like, ‘I will if you let me audition for her.’ So we don’t know [who will play her] yet. Obviously, it’ll be a brunette…now that we’re in the room on season 2, it’s a very fun character that’s shaping up and a very juicy backstory.”
