Ransom is an internationally co-produced drama television series created by David Vainola and produced by Frank Spotnitz, starring Luke Roberts, that began airing on CBS. Ordered straight-to-series with 13 episodes on June 6, 2016, the series is a co-production between Canada's Global, France's TF1, the United States' CBS, and Germany's RTL, while the latter is airing the series on its sister network VOX. The series premiered on Global and CBS on January 1, 2017.
On May 17, 2017, CBS announced that Ransom was cancelled in the United States. A day later, RTLGroup also reported that they left the project after low ratings in Germany. It was reported on the same day that the other broadcasters behind the series were attempting to fund a second season. In late June, various sources reported that Global and TF1 ordered a second season, to be produced without the former partners. Production was set to start in late July 2017. On October 10, 2017, CBS and Global officially announced that Ransom had been renewed for a 13 episode second season for broadcast in 2018.
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Premise
The series follows Eric Beaumont, an experienced crisis and hostage negotiator, and his team, who solve kidnap and ransom cases involving the most dangerous criminals in the world.
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Cast
Main
- Luke Roberts as Eric Beaumont, an experienced crisis and hostage negotiator
- Nazneen Contractor as Zara Hallam, lead investigator
- Brandon Jay McLaren as Oliver Yates, a psychological profiler
- Sarah Greene as Maxine Carlson, a crisis and hostage negotiator who acts as Beaumont's second
Recurring
- Emma de Caunes as Nathalie Denard, Eric's ex-wife and the CEO of an insurance company
Filming
The first season was filmed in Toronto, Canada and Nice, France. Toronto stood in for locations in North America. Eight episodes were shot in Toronto and five were shot in Nice.
The second season began shooting in Toronto and Budapest, Hungary in November 2017, with production expected to finish in May 2018.
Episodes
References
External links
- Official website
- Ransom on IMDb
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