Fan-Favorite Shameless Star Joins Netflix's Ransom Canyon for Season 2
Netflix’s hit Western romance Ransom Canyon is saddling up for Season 2 with a Shameless alum joining the cast, as filming continues in New Mexico and a formidable new character threatens to upend the town’s fragile family feuds and power plays.
Netflix is keeping the spurs on Ransom Canyon. Season 2 is in production in New Mexico, the cast is expanding, and the show is leaning even harder into the ranch-family feuds that powered its first run. The headline addition: Steve Howey is saddling up.
Who Steve Howey is playing
Howey is joining as a recurring guest star named Levi, the half-brother of Josh Duhamel's Staten Kirkland. Levi is the kind of guy who lives off the grid and knows his way around the wild — that off-the-land, mountain-man energy — which feels like a deliberate wrench in the town's already tense power balance. Production is underway at Netflix's Albuquerque studios, and the show is once again zeroing in on the tug-of-war between the canyon's ranching dynasties.
"New faces arrive, threatening the lives and loves of this quaint, western town."
Cast roll call
- New: Steve Howey as Levi (recurring), Staten's half-brother; Patricia Clarkson as Claire O'Grady (Quinn's mother); Ben Robson; Heidi Engerman; Tatanka Means; Justin Johnson Cortez.
- Returning: Josh Duhamel as Staten Kirkland; Minka Kelly as Quinn; Philip Winchester as Sheriff Brigman; Lizzy Greene as Lauren; Garrett Wareing as Lucas; Marianly Tejada as Ellie; Jack Schumacher as Yancy; Casey W. Johnson as Kit.
Where and when
Season 2 is filming in New Mexico on Netflix's Albuquerque stages. Behind the scenes, series creator April Blair is back as showrunner and executive producer, joined by Dan Angel and Bradley Gardner. Duhamel and Minka Kelly are also executive producers this season. Netflix is aiming to premiere Season 2 in 2026, so settle in — it is going to be a wait.
What else Howey is juggling
Howey is best known for playing Kevin Ball across all 11 seasons of Shameless, with stops in Reba and True Lies along the way. Right now he stars as Captain Nick Wagner on ABC's High Potential, and because Levi is a recurring role, he can swing both projects. He also has roles lined up in Prime Video's upcoming Off Campus adaptation and CBS's Brilliant Minds.