With just a month to go until the second season of Ransom Canyon hits our screens, fans will undoubtedly be excited for what’s to come as series star Josh Duhamel previously teased that there’s plenty to come in the ranching drama.

Speaking to Variety, he said of the second season: “Some stuff has happened since we last left. Minka Kelly’s character, Quinn, went off to New York. A lot has happened at the ranch and a lot has happened in New York. You’ll see when she comes back.”

There’s also set to be plenty of new faces joining the cast for the second season, with plenty of questions and cliffhangers left after that season 1 finale.

There’s romance, horses, small town gossip and plenty of drama, with Netflix drama head Jinny Howe previously referring to it as “Virgin River meets Yellowstone”.

But just when will more Ransom Canyon be landing on our screens? Read on to find out everything we know so far about its second season.

When will Ransom Canyon season 2 be released?

Ransom Canyon season 2 will premiere on Netflix on Thursday 23 July.

Unlike the first season’s run of 10 episodes, this second season will comprise of just eight.

On the renewal announcement, showrunner and executive producer April Blair said: “I couldn’t be happier that Netflix is ready to get back in the saddle for Ransom Canyon. Our dreamy little corner of Texas Hill Country is full of stories still untold, and we can’t wait to bring them to our incredible fans. Get ready for another ride.”

Who will return for Ransom Canyon season 2?

As for who will return, Blair has made it clear that unlike other Netflix hit series Bridgerton (which is adapted from the Julia Quinn novels), the hopes for Ransom Canyon are that the story remains centred on Staten and Quinn as the central pair.

Although the original Ransom Canyon book series by Jodi Thomas sees each novel revolving around a different couple, Blair told the New York Post that Duhamel and Kelly will remain the show’s stars if the Netflix series gets renewed for more seasons.

She said: “Like how Bridgerton does it, each book tackles a new set of characters … And for TV, I love the characters we have. We’d want to stick with them.”

We won’t be seeing anymore of James Brolin’s Cap Fuller after the ranch owner sadly passed away at the end of season 1. It has also been confirmed that both Eoin Macken and Andrew Liner, who played father and son Davis and Reid Collins, won’t be returning as series regulars.

As for new faces, it’s been announced that Patricia Clarkson (House of Cards) has joined season 2 as Quinn’s mother Claire O’Grady, while Steve Howey will star as Staten’s half-brother Levi and Heidi Engerman will portray Yancy Grey’s mysterious wife who we caught a glimpse of at the end of season 1. Ben Robson (Animal Kingdom) also joins the cast.

The cast for Ransom Canyon season 2 are as follows.

• Josh Duhamel as Staten Kirkland
• Minka Kelly as Quinn O’Grady
• Lizzy Greene as Lauren Brigman
• Marianly Tejada as Ellie Estevez
• Jack Schumacher as Yancy Grey
• Garrett Wareing as Lucas Russell
• Tatanka Means as Jake Longbow
• Casey W Johnson as Kit Russell
• Jennifer Ens as Ashley
• Brett Cullen as Senator Samuel “Sam” Kirkland
• Niko Guardado as Tim O’Grady
• Philip Winchester as Sheriff Dan Brigman
• Justin Johnson Cortez as Kai
• Kenneth Miller as Freddie
• Patricia Clarkson as Claire O’Grady
• Steve Howey as Levi
• Heidi Engerman
• Ben Robson

What will Ransom Canyon season 2 be about?

The official synopsis for Ransom Canyon season 2 reads: “Season 2 picks up six months after the events of the first season, with rancher Staten Kirkland (Josh Duhamel) fighting to reclaim his legacy after being unseated as trustee of his family’s Double K Ranch, while musician Quinn O’Grady (Minka Kelly) must decide if her heart truly belongs in the small town she once tried to outrun or in the fast-paced world of New York City.

“Are they star-crossed lovers, or fated to be together? In Ransom Canyon, true love stories are messy, complicated, and always worth the wait.”

If you haven’t watched the finale of Ransom Canyon season 1, be warned as there are major spoilers ahead.

The finale of Ransom Canyon saw things reach quite the dramatic end as it was revealed that Lauren’s mother Margaret was responsible for Randall’s death the year before in a tragic car crash. Kit was going to take the blame after the pair had an affair but Dan eventually arrested Margaret for her role in the crime.

Seeing as that was a central mystery for much of the season and seems to be tied up, we’d expect that to be the end of the investigation into Randall’s death and that it could bring Staten some relative closure.

Things ended on a rocky note for Staten and Quinn, who seemed to be on completely different pages as Quinn floated the idea of returning to New York for some orchestra work. Although she felt it was a good financial decision to make for the future of Gracie’s, Staten was left feeling abandoned by the idea and while the finale didn’t confirm anything, we would expect that a potential season 2 may pick up with the pair no longer together.

The future remained looking bright for Lucas who was inundated with university offers but remained certain that he would be going to University of Texas in order to follow Lauren. But Lauren’s shoulder injury could put a spanner in the works for her cheerleading audition, with her prospects of going to UT remaining uncertain.

While nothing was confirmed about the fate of the pipeline and the deal with Austin Water & Power, it seemed as though Senator Sam Kirkland, Staten’s own father, and Davis had joined forces once again to try and usurp Staten from the ranch. That was also left on a cliffhanger, with it seeming possible that Sam could get Staten removed as the sole trustee of the ranch but nothing confirmed in the finale.

We would’ve assumed that season 2 would continue to follow the pipeline deal and the interpersonal drama of Staten and Davis, but seeing as Eoin Macken isn’t set to return then perhaps that arc will draw to a close. Davis also got Yancy out of prison just to use him as a pawn in the ranch drama – something which nobody knows about.

Yancy was certain he wanted to stay in Ransom Canyon, marry Ellie and build a life on the Fuller ranch in honour of Cap. But with the surprise arrival of a woman claiming to be his wife, something tells us that the new arrival may be sticking around and that’ll leave Yancy and Ellie’s relationship at a crossroads.

Showrunner April Blair told Deadline about her arrival in season 2: “She comes to town and causes a whole lot of trouble, a lot of fun trouble. It’s gonna be a challenge for me. There’s a lot of surprises for Yancy this season that are going to be super fun and a lot of stakes to his wife showing up.

“Can he get rid of her? Does he want to get rid of her? Why does he need to get rid of her? And it picks at his history a little too. We always alluded to Yancy having this grifter criminal past, and now the the context of that starts to come into focus with the wife’s arrival.”

Is there a trailer for Ransom Canyon season 2?

Not yet!

But you can relive the drama of season 1 with its trailer, which you can find below.

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