Ransom Canyon season 2 underway as Macken and Liner exit

Netflix's romance-tinged western Ransom Canyon has begun production on its second season in Albuquerque, New Mexico, but the show will return without two of the first season's principal players. Industry reports say Eoin Macken and Andrew Liner, who portrayed father and son Davis and Reid Collins, will not be returning as series regulars for season two. Netflix declined to comment on the casting changes.

Macken's Davis was introduced as the Ivy educated owner of the Bar W Ranch and a rival to stoic rancher Staten Kirkland, played by Josh Duhamel. Liner's Reid, a high school quarterback wrestling with family pressure and private demons, figured prominently in a teens-and-temptation subplot. It is unclear whether either actor will appear in a reduced or guest capacity in upcoming episodes.

Production sources say the series has added Ben Robson and Heidi Engerman in recurring roles. Robson is reported to play Oliver, described as a big city love interest for Minka Kelly's Quinn OGrady, while Engerman will portray Sydney, a larger-than-life character said to be formidable in the town's social landscape. Casey W. Johnson, who appeared in season one, has been promoted to series...