Josh Duhamel reflects on ‘Ransom Canyon’ as Netflix hit saddles up for Season 2

Dust off those cowboy boots.

Josh Duhamel is reflecting on his time in the hit Netflix series “Ransom Canyon” following the news that the popular romantic western will be returning to the streamer for a second season.

“We had a really good time,” Duhamel, 52, exclusively told The Post while promoting his new movie “London Calling.”

“This cast was so easy and enthusiastic,” he continued, “and everybody had the same goal going in.”

“Ransom Canyon” first hit Netflix back in April, and it was renewed for a second season in June, per Variety.

Based on the Jodi Thomas series of books of the same name, Duhamel stars in the show as Staten Kirkland, a stoic rancher healing from a tragic loss while on a violent quest for vengeance.

Developed by April Blair, the cast of the 10-episode first season was rounded out by Minka Kelly (Quinn O’Grady), Eoin Macken (Davis Collins), Jack Schumacher (Yancy Grey), James Brolin (Cap Fuller) and Brett Cullin (Stanley Kirkland).

Duhamel gushed over his co-stars while looking back on “Ransom Canyon” ahead of its Season 2 return.

“Minka [Kelly] is amazing,” he shared. “The young people on the show are amazing. [James] Brolin was awesome. My [onscreen] dad, Brett Cullin, is amazing.”

“And then you have April Blair, who’s the showrunner,” the “Transformers” star continued. “She kind of sets the tone. Very collaborative, super talented and really just wanted everybody to bring their talents to the game.”

The “Las Vegas” alum credited Blair with helping to bring out everybody’s best while shooting on the show’s New Mexico sets.

“I think that when you do that, whether it’s the cast or the crew, you let people do what they do best, and everybody feels like they have a real part in making something great,” he explained.

“I think that was what we set out to do,” Duhamel continued. “We wanted to make a show that felt very real. Whether it’s the cowboy stuff or the small-town drama stuff in a relationship, all that stuff, we wanted just to feel real in it.”

“To me, that show feels like a warm blanket or an old pair of jeans,” he added. “It just feels comfortable and lived in a little bit.”

Duhamel’s role as rough rancher Staten Kirkland, meanwhile, also reflects the actor’s real-life passion for the off-grid outdoors.

The “Safe Haven” star revealed why he traded Hollywood for the Midwest while promoting “London Calling.”

“I knew I wanted to be out away from everything in the woods and build sort of my own little oasis, in a way,” Duhamel told The Post. “And it’s taken a long time.”

Duhamel first bought his Minnesota property shortly before tying the knot with Fergie in 2009. The pair welcomed son Axl Jack, 12, before separating in September 2017 and divorcing two years later.

In 2022, the “All My Children” alum married Audra Mari Duhamel, and the couple welcomed their son, Shepherd Lawrence, in January 2024.

Duhamel admitted that he’s “fallen in love” with the Minnesota wilderness and being able to live outside the glamour of LA with his wife and two sons.

But “Ransom Canyon” is not the only project Duhamel has going for him at this point in his impressive acting career.

“London Calling,” which he stars in alongside Aiden Gillen, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Rick Hoffman, hit theaters on Sept. 19.

Duhamel portrays Tommy Ward in the Allan Ungar-directed flick, a British ex-pat and hitman hiding out in Los Angeles after accidentally killing the relative of London’s biggest crime boss.

The role marks a surprising shift compared to the actor’s previous TV and big screen projects, and Duhamel opened up about what he now looks for when choosing a show or movie to participate in, particularly in the new age of streaming.

“I would say the last ten years, especially, the streamers have become so popular that there aren’t these different levels of movies or high-end TV,” he told The Post. “They kind of seem the same.”

“For me, it’s really just about finding material that connects and makes people feel something, whether it’s laughing or crying or whatever it is,” Duhamel concluded. “I just want to find stuff that will connect, whether it’s in the theaters or on TV.”