Ransom (TV series)

Ransom
Series title with opaque lettering on a black background
Genre
Created by
Starring
Composer(s) Guillaume Roussel[1][2]
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • France
  • United States
  • Germany
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Executive producer(s)
Production location(s) Toronto
Production company(s)
Distributor Entertainment One[3]
Release
Original network
Original release January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01) – present
External links
Website

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,[5] the series is a co-production between Canada's Global, France's TF1, the United States' CBS,[6] and Germany's RTL,[7] while the latter is airing the series on its sister network VOX. The series premiered on Global and CBS on January 1, 2017.[8]

On May 17, 2017, CBS announced that Ransom was cancelled in the United States.[9] A day later, RTLGroup also reported that they left the project after low ratings in Germany.[10] It was reported on the same day that the other broadcasters behind the series were attempting to fund a second season.[11] 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.[12] On October 10, 2017, CBS and Global officially announced that Ransom had been renewed for a 13-episode second season, which premiered on April 7, 2018 on CBS in the United States.[13][14][15] On July 16, 2018, CBS and Global announced that the series has been renewed for a 13-episode third season.[16]

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.

The series is inspired by the real life negotiators Laurent Combalbert and Marwan Mery.[17][18]

Cast

Main

  • Luke Roberts as Eric Beaumont, an experienced crisis and hostage negotiator. He grew up in Chicago, where his mother, a surgeon, still lives.
  • Nazneen Contractor as Zara Hallam,[19] the team's lead investigator.
  • Brandon Jay McLaren as Oliver Yates,[20] a psychological profiler.
  • Sarah Greene as Maxine Carlson (season 1–2), a crisis and hostage negotiator who acts as Beaumont's second. She takes leave from the team during the second season following a case that hits too close to home.
  • Karen LeBlanc as Cynthia Walker (season 2–present), a crisis and hostage negotiator who works with Eric on a case during the second season, and eventually joins the team as Maxine's replacement as Beaumont's new second.

Recurring

  • Emma de Caunes as Nathalie Denard, Eric's ex-wife and the CEO of an insurance company
  • Carlo Rota as Damian Delaine, an enemy from Eric Beaumont's past.

Filming

The first season was filmed in Toronto, Canada and Nice, France.[21] 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.[22][23]

Episodes

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date Viewers
(millions)
11"The Return"Richard LewisStory by : David Vainola & Frank Spotnitz
Teleplay by : David Vainola		December 25, 2016 (Canadian online preview)
January 1, 2017 (2017-01-01) (premiere)		6.652 (US)[24]
1.001 (CA)[25]
Eric is asked to use his insight to resolve a difficult kidnap and ransom case, and save lives; New team member Maxine Carlson is eager to prove herself, but her dangerous secret from the past lurks.
22"Grand Slam"Jon JonesSara B. CooperJanuary 7, 2017 (2017-01-07)3.282 (US)[26]
0.95 (CA)[27]
When up-and-coming baseball player Jaquan is diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia, he is desperate to find a bone marrow donor. However, when a match is found, it comes with a ransom demand of $6 million. Eric and the team are called in to negotiate, but negotiations are made difficult when it turns out that the donor match is one of Jaquan's fans and her sister, who was kidnapped by the mother to a young boy with a rare disease. She demands the money which she plans to use for her son's treatment, not caring about anyone else but her sick son.
33"The Box"Erik CanuelBen HarrisJanuary 21, 2017 (2017-01-21)3.605 (US)[28]
When two bank robbers walk into a bank and take everyone inside hostage, Eric and his team race to figure out how to negotiate with bank robbers who won't make any demands, before one of the hostages bleeds to death. Their job is complicated when the bank robbers demand the names of the owners of the bank's safety deposit boxes, and all the evidence seems to point to some sort of conspiracy revolving around the crime that one of the bank robbers went to prison for.
44"Joe"James GennSarah DoddJanuary 28, 2017 (2017-01-28)3.28 (US)[29]
0.944 (CA)[30]
An engineer working for a company that manufactures collision avoidance software for cars is kidnapped.
55"The Enemy Within"Eleanore LindoBen SchifferFebruary 4, 2017 (2017-02-04)3.29 (US)[31]
Eric is brought in by his old boss from the FBI to negotiate with an extremist from a racist group threatening to set off bombs all over New York.
66"Celina"François VelleBen SchifferFebruary 11, 2017 (2017-02-11)3.204 (US)[32]
A French couple hire the team to rescue their kidnapped surrogate baby that has a dangerous medical condition.
77"Regeneration"James GennDavid VainolaFebruary 18, 2017 (2017-02-18)3.141 (US)[33]
Maxine has her first negotiation when Eric and other guests at a retreat are taken hostage by the leader of a fanatical militia group.
88"Say What You Did"Paul A. KaufmanDavid VainolaFebruary 25, 2017 (2017-02-25)3.899 (US)[34]
The daughter of a high ranking government official, and member of a persecuted minority in her home country, is kidnapped and ransomed, but not for money, rather something much more personal. Eric and the team are tasked with getting her back, but they need to work out who is really in the wrong here. Eric's daughter goes awry.
99"Girl on a Train"Frédéric ForestierRachel AnthonyMarch 4, 2017 (2017-03-04)3.108 (US)[35]
0.926 (CA)[36]
A couple in France turn to Eric and his team to rescue their daughter who was abducted from a train and may have been sold into human trafficking.
1010"The Artist"Frédéric ForestierAnnmarie MorraisMarch 11, 2017 (2017-03-11)2.724 (US)[37]
Eric and the team begin negotiating the return of valuable paintings stolen from an art gallery, but the situation gets muddled when the thief then kidnaps a gallery staffer.
1111"The Castle"François VelleSarah DoddMarch 25, 2017 (2017-03-25)2.96 (US)[38]
0.908 (CA)[39]
Five teenagers are lured to a French castle while playing a smartphone game. The Ransom team must negotiate their release.
1212"Refuge"Laurence KatrianMark GreigApril 8, 2017 (2017-04-08)3.094 (US)[40]
The team go from one job straight to another one when a family is kidnapped in Tripoli. However, Eric and the team become suspicious when they learn that the husband has been kidnapped before. As they race to save the couple and their daughter, the team learn something interesting about both the kidnapper and one of the victims.
1313"Bulletproof"Laurence KatrianBen HarrisApril 15, 2017 (2017-04-15)2.698 (US)[41]
Eric is forced to work with an old adversary to prevent a hacker from setting off explosions around the world if the NSA doesn't grant access to confidential files.

Season 2 (2018)

No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [42]Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
141"Three Wishes"James GennFrank SpotnitzApril 7, 2018 (2018-04-07)2.644[43]
After Eric's daughter is kidnapped, he must complete three ransom demands from his rival, Damien Delaine, to save his daughter's life.
152"Alters"James GennDavid VainolaApril 14, 2018 (2018-04-14)2.548[44]
Eric and Zara are drawn into a hostage crisis when they meet with the owner of a forensic accounting firm.
163"Secrets and Spies"Eleanor LindoKyle HartApril 21, 2018 (2018-04-21)2.860[45]
Eric and Oliver plunge into a world of espionage when a CIA spy disguised as an American diamond broker is kidnapped in Vienna; meanwhile Oliver gets an interesting job offer.
174"A Free Man in Paris"Eleanor LindoSandra ChwialkowskaApril 28, 2018 (2018-04-28)2.503[46]
When a former Guantanamo guard is taken hostage by terrorists, Eric is surprised when he learns that his best chance of saving the man’s life is to work with a former Guantanamo detainee who is now working with the captors.
185"Undercover"James GennAlison Lea Bingeman & Frank SpotnitzMay 5, 2018 (2018-05-05)2.734[47]
As Eric negotiates the release of an arms dealer’s son from a kidnapper, he uncovers a larger plot to destroy hundreds of lives. Also, Zara is shaken when she must work with an abusive ex-colleague in order to prevent this terrorist attack.
196"Legacy"James GennLynne KammMay 12, 2018 (2018-05-12)2.407[48]
Eric must rescue his mother after she is kidnapped by a criminal needing her services as a surgeon. Doing so forces Eric to reconcile with his estranged father, and figure out the intentions of the criminal's family.
207"Anatomy of a Lost Cause"Eleanor LindoRichard ZajdlicMay 26, 2018 (2018-05-26)2.113[49]
When a hostage is killed in the midst of a high-stakes negotiation, Eric is charged with aiding and abetting a kidnapper, and he faces self-doubt in the wake of his fatal error.
218"The Fawn"Eleanor LindoSteve CochraneJune 2, 2018 (2018-06-02)2.251[50]
229"Hardline"Sturla GunnarssonTamara MoulinJune 9, 2018 (2018-06-09)2.253[51]
2310"Radio Silence"Sturla GunnarssonAvrum Jacobson & Vincent ShiaoJune 16, 2018 (2018-06-16)2.573[52]
2411"The Client"Norma BaileyKyle HartJune 23, 2018 (2018-06-23)2.283[53]
2512"Promised Land"Bruce McDonaldAvrum JacobsonJune 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)2.438[54]
2613"Semaphore"Bruce McDonaldDavid VainolaJune 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)2.190[54]

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  2. ↑ "Exclusive - Listen To 2 Music Tracks From 'Ransom'". 1 January 2017.
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