Netflix Announces New Series 'Ransom Canyon,' A Family Drama Starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly

From Writer / Creator / Executive Producer April Blair Headshots available HERE

• Netflix announced today a series order of Ransom Canyon, a new drama series set in Texas and starring Josh Duhamel and Minka Kelly. 

• Logline: Ransom Canyon is a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary western saga that charts the intersecting lives of three ranching families, all set against the rugged expanse of Texas Hill Country.  

• Format / Episodes: Drama; 10 x 60 minute episodes 

• Cast: 

  • Josh Duhamel (The Lost Husband, Transformers, Love, Simon) will play Staten Kirkland, owner and sole occupant of the sprawling Double K Ranch. Steadfast and stoic, Staten leads the charge to resist outside forces threatening his way of life and the land that he loves. 

  • Minka Kelly (Euphoria, NY Times Best-selling Author, Friday Night Lights) Quinn 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.  

• Amanda Marsalis (Ozark, Umbrella Academy) is set to direct the first two episodes 

• Writer / Creator / Executive Producer: April Blair (Wednesday, All American)