“Who wouldn’t want the success ofwhat Taylor Sheridan has donewith theYellowstonefranchise? I mean, it’s a phenomenal show. And all the spin-offs are almost even, like, better. I mean, I’m a huge fan,” Schumacher told us, adding:
“The great thing aboutRansomis that it doesn’t attempt to beYellowstone. It exists in its own thing… It leans heavier into the romance… You don’t turn it on and go like, ‘Oh, this is like a knockoff,’ you know? It exists in its own world. So I’m very excited at that because I think that’s probably a concern for a lot of people going into it, and I’m sure that people who are turning it on might be thinking that’s what they’re getting into. And I think they’ll be pleasantly surprised to know that that is not the case.”
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Bulking Up to Look “Corn-Fed” for ‘Ransom Canyon’
Ransom Canyon
Based on the novel by Jodi Thomas, Ransom Canyon is a contemporary Western drama/romance series created for Netflix by April Blair. The series follows Staten Kirkland, the owner of the Double K Ranch, as he fights to keep his home until a young woman from New York looking to change her fortunes arrives in Ransom Canyon.
In addition to a number of dramatic and emotionally intense scenes inRansom Canyon, Schumacher’s character, Yancy, also showcases his set of cowboy skills, riding anything from horses to bulls. “We had extensive horseback-riding training. We had cowboy camp every day for, you know, the first few months, which is an exhausting process,” Schumacher said regarding his prep for the show.
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“But by the end, it’s amazing how much you’re able to be comfortable on a horse,” continued Shumacher. “For me in particular, I had a lot of bull-riding training and a lot of work on bull-riding dummies and things like that. And then, also just the small movements and different things that sort of go into making what an authentic bull rider would do.” Schumacher — who is known for going shirtless for some of his roles — shared more about his physical transformation for the role of Yancy:
“I’m playing like a pretty strong, tough cowboy. So I put on a little weight, and I wanted to put on some muscle for this. So I probably put on, like, 15 to 20 pounds to play the part, which I’m grateful for, because I normally have to cut weight to, look super cut. And I wanted him to be, like, a little bit beefier and kind of that corn-fed, like, strong cowboy sort of thing. And with that comes lots of time in the gym. So, luckily, I enjoy doing that. But, yeah, it is very, very tiring overall, especially when you have to do it for like a six-month period.”
Check out the end result for yourself.Ransom Canyonwill begin streaming on Netflix April 17. You can watch it then through the link below:
