James Brolin, Lizzy Greene (“A Million Little Things”), and Eoin Macken (“La Brea”) are set to join Netflix’s upcoming romantic drama “Ransom Canyon,” Variety has confirmed.
They join previously announced leads Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly. Kelly will portray Quinn, a character who “has often found herself in the shadow of others, but after a stint in New York pursuing her career as a concert pianist, she has returned to Ransom Canyon to carve out a new path for herself.”
Duhamel is set to play Staten Kirkland, the “steadfast and stoic” owner of the Double K Ranch. Staten “leads the charge to resist outside forces threatening his way of life and the land that he loves,” reads the description.
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Based on the books by Jodi Thomas, the series is described as a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary Western that “charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country,” per the official logline.
Brolin is slated to play ex army captain, Cap Fuller, who also serves as the stubborn owner of Fuller Ranch. After the death of his only son, Cap spends his days buried in work and an occasional drink though his once famous ranch has since fallen into disrepair. In an attempt to save the ranch from pressures to sell, he hires a new foreman, Yancy Grey. Cap is kept in check by Ellie, the daughter of a fallen brother in arms, who regularly checks in on him.
Greene stars as Lauren Brigman, Ransom Canyon’s head cheerleader. The daughter of the town Sheriff and girlfriend of the town’s star quarterback, Reid Collins, Lauren’s life seems to be all put together. But, under the surface, her dream is to make it out of the small Texas town by making the cheer team at UT Austin. The only problem is her strict father wants her to stay in Ransom. Lauren’s only reprieve comes in the form of a new, unexpected love interest, Lucas Russell, a kind-hearted underdog from the other side of the tracks who her father and her friends do not approve of.
Macken plays the charming, ivy-educated owner of the modern Bar W Ranch, Davis. “Unlike his counterpart Staten Kirkland, Davis is intent on capitalizing on the invaluable aquifer running below Ransom’s ranch land. But this is far from the first issue that Staten and Davis have butted heads over. The two biggest landowners in Ransom, the Kirkland and Collins families have been feuding for generations. But passionate stances on the water pipeline aren’t the only thing Davis and Staten share — both have fallen hard for the beguiling Quinn O’Grady, lavender farmer and owner of the local dancehall in Ransom,” reads the official description.
