Netflix is heading back to Texas.
The streamer has renewed Ransom Canyon for a second season, keeping its bet on easygoing Western drama alive. The pick-up comes after the show’s first run cracked Netflix’s Global Top 10 (English) for four consecutive weeks and landed in the Top 10 across 77 countries.
Created by April Blair, Ransom Canyon draws from Jodi Thomas’ book series and leans into the kind of “blue skies” storytelling Netflix has aggressively scaled across its original drama slate. Alongside Virgin River, Sweet Magnolias, and My Life with the Walter Boys, the series continues the platform’s strategy of delivering warm, low-stakes viewing designed for long-tail engagement.
Season one starred Josh Duhamel as Staten Kirkland, a widowed rancher navigating a quiet but heavy grief, and Minka Kelly as Quinn O’Grady, a woman whose arrival shifts more than just the local mood. Set in the fictional Texas Hill Country town of the title, the story tracks intergenerational tensions across three ranching families while hinting at a darker outsider threat brewing on the horizon.
Production for the new season will remain at Netflix Studios Albuquerque, which has expanded in size and sustainability. The site now runs on solar, geothermal, and electric infrastructure, reflecting Netflix’s growing focus on lower-impact filming. Season one’s directors included Amanda Marsalis, David McWhirter, Meera Menon, and Michael Offer.
A writers’ room led by Blair, Joe Fazzio, Paul Haapaniemi, Laura Nava, and Lucas Rojas is back in motion, with more stories on deck from their polished vision of small-town resilience.
