‘Ransom Canyon’ Author On The Show And Her Books’ Inspiration—
A dusty country setting. Cowboy hats and printed shawls. A mighty delicious, generation-spanning family drama tied to property investments.
No, this isn’t “Yellowstone.” This is “Ransom Canyon,” Netflix’s new Western based on the book series by the same name that author Jodi Thomas tells TODAY.com is actually very “different than ‘Yellowstone.'”
“Themenin(RansomCanyon)areflawedandstilllovetheirfamilyandlandevenwhentheyarearguing,”ThomastellsTODAY.comoveremail.“Thisserieshassomethingforeveryone.”
JodiThomas,theauthorofthe“RansomCanyon”series.@jodithomasauthoviaInstagramThomascomplimentstheshow,whichpremieredonApril17,particularlyshowrunnerAprilBlair’sdepictionoftheseries,notingthatshetellsthestory“throughawoman’sgaze”butthefocusremainson“character,family,loveandlegacy.”
“It’saboutranchesandproblems,buttoldinadifferentway,”shes
