- Netflix has unveiled a trailer for its new romantic western sequence Ransom Canyon
- It has been described as “Virgin River meets Yellowstone” with its romance and escapist setting
- Ransom Canyon follows the intersecting lives of three ranching households in Texas
In the event you’re lacking the romance of Virgin River and the escapist drama of Yellowstone, then Netflix‘s new western sequence Ransom Canyon may be precisely what you are on the lookout for.
Very like one of many finest Netflix exhibits Virgin River, Ransom Canyon is a book-to-screen adaptation, on this case based mostly on a sequence of romance novels by creator Jodi Thomas. Described as “a romance-fueled household drama and up to date Western saga” by Netflix, Ransom Canyon follows the intersecting lives of three ranching households within the rugged Texas Hill Nation and can premiere on April 17.
Within the trailer (see under) love, loss, and loyalty collide within the sprawling Lone Star State’s countryside, with Josh Duhamel (Transformers) enjoying Double Okay Ranch proprietor Staten Kirkland and Minka Kelly (Euphoria) as Quinn O’Grady, who returns to Ransom Canyon from New York to forge a brand new profession path.
What’s Ransom Canyon about?
The official logline for Ransom Canyon reads: “With three ranching household dynasties locked in a contest for management of the land, their lives and legacies are threatened by exterior forces intent on destroying their lifestyle. On the middle of all of it is stoic rancher Staten Kirkland (Duhamel), who’s therapeutic from heartbreaking loss and on a quest for vengeance.
“Staten’s solely glimmer of hope rests within the eyes and coronary heart of Quinn O’Grady (Kelly), longtime household pal and proprietor of the native dancehall. However because the battle to save lots of Ransom wages on, a mysterious cowboy drifts into city, dredging up secrets and techniques from the previous. Vise tightening, Staten fights to guard the land he calls house, and the one love that may pull him again from the demons that hang-out him.”
Ransom Canyon was first talked about by Netflix’s head of drama Jinny Howe in an interview with Deadline, the place she likened the sequence to Virgin River and Paramount Plus‘ smash hit Yellowstone.
She mentioned: “It’s a multi-generational household present set on a ranch, and we are saying it’s Virgin River meets Yellowstone. We expect that it’s going to ship on all of the romance and once more it will likely be a extremely stunning vista and setting, very escapist.”
It is no shock that the finest streaming service is attempting to duplicate the success of Virgin River, with the current sixth season receiving greater than 9 million views worldwide and staying within the streamer’s prime 10 for 2 weeks. With Netflix streaming Yellowstone and now its prequel sequence 1883 in mid-March (excluding the US), the platform is shortly competing with Paramount Plus to turn out to be the house of neo-Western dramas.
Whereas Duhamel and Kelly lead the solid, they’re joined by James Brolin, Eoin Macken, Lizzy Greene, Marianly Tejada, Jack Schumacher, Garrett Wareing, Andrew Liner and extra.