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Composer | Guillaume Roussel [1] [2] |
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Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
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Production location | Toronto |
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Release | January 1, 2017 – May 25, 2019 |
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, [4] the series is a co-production between Canada's Global, France's TF1, the United States' CBS, [5] and Germany's RTL, [6] while the latter is airing the series on its sister network VOX. The series premiered on Global and CBS on January 1, 2017. [7]
On May 17, 2017, CBS announced that Ransom was cancelled in the United States. [8] A day later, RTLGroup also reported that they left the project after low ratings in Germany. [9] It was reported on the same day that the other broadcasters behind the series were attempting to fund a second season. [10] 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. [11] 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. [12] [13] [14] On July 16, 2018, CBS and Global announced that the series has been renewed for a 13-episode third season, which premiered on February 16, 2019. [15] [16]
On July 3, 2019, CBS announced that the series had been cancelled after three seasons. [17]
Ransom was the first newly U.S. scripted series that debuted on its Saturday night schedule since The District cancelled in 2004.[ citation needed ]
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. [18] [19]
The first season was filmed in Toronto, Canada and Nice, France. [22] 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. [23] [24]
The third season was filmed in Budapest, Hungary. [25]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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1 | 13 | December 25, 2016 (Canadian online preview) January 1, 2017(premiere) | April 15, 2017 | |
2 | 13 | April 7, 2018 | June 30, 2018 | |
3 | 13 | February 16, 2019 | May 25, 2019 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | "The Return" | Richard Lewis | Story by : David Vainola & Frank Spotnitz Teleplay by : David Vainola | December 25, 2016 (Canadian online preview) January 1, 2017(premiere) | RAN101 | 6.652 (US) [26] 1.001 (CA) [27] |
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. | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Grand Slam" | Jon Jones | Sara B. Cooper | January 7, 2017 | RAN103 | 3.282 (US) [28] 0.95 (CA) [29] |
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. | |||||||
3 | 3 | "The Box" | Érik Canuel | Ben Harris | January 21, 2017 | RAN102 | 3.605 (US) [30] |
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. | |||||||
4 | 4 | "Joe" | James Genn | Sarah Dodd | January 28, 2017 | RAN107 | 3.28 (US) [31] 0.944 (CA) [32] |
An engineer working for a company that manufactures collision avoidance software for cars is kidnapped. | |||||||
5 | 5 | "The Enemy Within" | Eleanore Lindo | Ben Schiffer | February 4, 2017 | RAN111 | 3.29 (US) [33] |
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. | |||||||
6 | 6 | "Celina" | François Velle | Ben Schiffer | February 11, 2017 | RAN106 | 3.204 (US) [34] |
A French couple hire the team to rescue their kidnapped surrogate baby that has a dangerous medical condition. | |||||||
7 | 7 | "Regeneration" | James Genn | David Vainola | February 18, 2017 | RAN109 | 3.141 (US) [35] |
Maxine has her first negotiation when Eric and other guests at a retreat are taken hostage by the leader of a fanatical militia group. | |||||||
8 | 8 | "Say What You Did" | Paul A. Kaufman | David Vainola | February 25, 2017 | RAN104 | 3.899 (US) [36] |
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. | |||||||
9 | 9 | "Girl on a Train" | Frédéric Forestier | Rachel Anthony | March 4, 2017 | RAN108 | 3.108 (US) [37] 0.926 (CA) [38] |
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. | |||||||
10 | 10 | "The Artist" | Frédéric Forestier | Annmarie Morrais | March 11, 2017 | RAN105 | 2.724 (US) [39] |
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. | |||||||
11 | 11 | "The Castle" | François Velle | Sarah Dodd | March 25, 2017 | RAN112 | 2.96 (US) [40] 0.908 (CA) [41] |
Five teenagers are lured to a French castle while playing a smartphone game. The Ransom team must negotiate their release. | |||||||
12 | 12 | "Refuge" | Laurence Katrian | Mark Greig | April 8, 2017 | RAN110 | 3.094 (US) [42] |
The team go from one job straight to another one when a family is kidnapped in Genova. 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 kidnappers and one of the victims. | |||||||
13 | 13 | "Bulletproof" | Laurence Katrian | Ben Harris | April 15, 2017 | RAN113 | 2.698 (US) [43] |
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. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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14 | 1 | "Three Wishes" | James Genn | Frank Spotnitz | April 7, 2018 | RAN201 | 2.644 [44] |
After Eric's daughter is kidnapped, he must complete three ransom demands from his rival, Damien Delaine, to save his daughter's life. | |||||||
15 | 2 | "Alters" | James Genn | David Vainola | April 14, 2018 | RAN203 | 2.548 [45] |
Eric and Zara are drawn into a hostage crisis when they meet with the owner of a forensic accounting firm. | |||||||
16 | 3 | "Secrets and Spies" | Eleanor Lindo | Kyle Hart | April 21, 2018 | RAN204 | 2.860 [46] |
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. | |||||||
17 | 4 | "A Free Man in Paris" | Eleanor Lindo | Sandra Chwialkowska | April 28, 2018 | RAN202 | 2.503 [47] |
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. | |||||||
18 | 5 | "Undercover" | James Genn | Alison Lea Bingeman & Frank Spotnitz | May 5, 2018 | RAN205 | 2.734 [48] |
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. | |||||||
19 | 6 | "Legacy" | James Genn | Lynne Kamm | May 12, 2018 | RAN206 | 2.407 [49] |
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. | |||||||
20 | 7 | "Anatomy of a Lost Cause" | Eleanor Lindo | Richard Zajdlic | May 26, 2018 | RAN207 | 2.113 [50] |
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. | |||||||
21 | 8 | "The Fawn" | Eleanor Lindo | Steve Cochrane | June 2, 2018 | RAN208 | 2.251 [51] |
Eric tries to gain some insight from a convicted serial killer, on a new case. A copycat murderer begins to replicate their methods, causing concerns among investigators. | |||||||
22 | 9 | "Hardline" | Sturla Gunnarsson | Tamara Moulin | June 9, 2018 | RAN209 | 2.253 [52] |
Eric is tasked with attempting to have the daughter of a prominent politician freed. It could prove difficult, as the Dutch prime minister's daughter is famous for not paying ransoms. | |||||||
23 | 10 | "Radio Silence" | Sturla Gunnarsson | Avrum Jacobson & Vincent Shiao | June 16, 2018 | RAN210 | 2.573 [53] |
Eric has to negotiate with a suicidal co-pilot while on a plane with his daughter. Meanwhile, Oliver and Zara try to work things out from the ground. | |||||||
24 | 11 | "The Client" | Norma Bailey | Kyle Hart | June 23, 2018 | RAN211 | 2.283 [54] |
Eric works with the children of two hostages who were taken by a mob boss in order to keep them alive. | |||||||
25 | 12 | "Promised Land" | Bruce McDonald | Avrum Jacobson | June 30, 2018 | RAN212 | 2.438 [55] |
Eric negotiates with illegal immigrants who have taken a farmer hostage, but he discovers that the migrants took the farmer hostage so that they could pay a ransom to a more dangerous captor. | |||||||
26 | 13 | "Semaphore" | Bruce McDonald | David Vainola | June 30, 2018 | RAN213 | 2.190 [55] |
Eric's old enemy, Damien Delaine threatens to brainwash Evie and turn her into a killer. The only way Eric can stop Damian is by helping him destabilise the world economy. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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27 | 1 | "Justice" | James Genn | Frank Spotnitz | February 16, 2019 | RAN301 | 2.167 [56] |
Eric and the Crisis Resolution team are brought in to negotiate a blood money payoff when a man is murdered and the killer threatens to kill his wife, too. | |||||||
28 | 2 | "Black Dolphin" | James Genn | Sandra Chwialkowska | February 23, 2019 | RAN302 | 2.716 [57] |
The FBI asks Eric to convince the brainwashed survivor of an internet predator to reveal the identity of the person who incites vulnerable people to harm themselves. | |||||||
29 | 3 | "Indiscretion" | Eleanor Lindo | Kyle Hart | March 2, 2019 | RAN303 | 2.732 [58] |
The team search for a high-end escort, who is caught between a dangerous drug dealer and a vengeful cop with a vendetta. When the police find incriminating evidence, they think the situation is worse than they imagine. | |||||||
30 | 4 | "It's a Ravenzo" | Eleanor Lindo | Steve Cochrane | March 9, 2019 | RAN304 | 2.480 [59] |
Eric and the team enter the world of Italian fashion royalty when they are hired to negotiate the safe return of a world-famous designer's kidnapped wife. | |||||||
31 | 5 | "Life and Limb" | Charles Officer | Tamara Moulin | March 16, 2019 | RAN305 | 1.874 [60] |
When a kidnapper from a past case returns and threatens to harm a child, the team is forced to confront the consequences of Eric's policy of letting perpetrators go free. | |||||||
32 | 6 | "Stay of Execution" | Charles Officer | Joseph Kay | March 30, 2019 | RAN306 | 2.097 [61] |
When a death row inmate gets a `ransom' letter offering him exonerating evidence for $500,000, the team has 48 hours to verify that the information is real. | |||||||
33 | 7 | "Prima" | Paul Fox | Aisha Porter-Christie | April 13, 2019 | RAN307 | 2.969 [62] |
When a Russian Prima ballerina and her rival are kidnapped, the team navigate the competitive world of ballet in order to find the women and return them to safety. | |||||||
34 | 8 | "Dark Triad" | Paul Fox | Sandra Chwialkowska | April 20, 2019 | RAN308 | 2.245 [63] |
The FBI brings in the Crisis Resolution team to negotiate with a formidable sociopath who is targeting diabetics and giving them tainted insulin. | |||||||
35 | 9 | "Broken Record" | Sturla Gunnarson | Roslyn Muir & David Vainola | April 27, 2019 | RAN309 | 2.795 [64] |
When a disgraced negotiator impersonates Eric, the team races to recover a kidnapped hotel owner, the ransom money and Eric's tarnished reputation. | |||||||
36 | 10 | "Unfit" | Sturla Gunnarson | Faisal Lutchmedial & Tamara Moulin | May 4, 2019 | RAN310 | 2.113 [65] |
A baby is stolen by a notorious serial kidnapper. The team must find out why the baby was targeted and locate him before it is too late and he is taken out of the country. | |||||||
37 | 11 | "Truth & Reconciliation" | Eleanor Lindo | Steve Cochrane | May 11, 2019 | RAN311 | 2.037 [66] |
When Eric and his new girlfriend, Kate, head to a gala at the American Embassy in Bogotá, they become embroiled in an assassination attempt, and Kate is the prime suspect. | |||||||
38 | 12 | "Playing God" | Eleanor Lindo | Kyle Hart | May 18, 2019 | RAN312 | 2.244 [67] |
The Crisis Resolution team is called in after a bombing at a genetics company makes a woman lose her memory. The team must figure out if she is a victim or the culprit. | |||||||
39 | 13 | "Story for Another Day" | April Mullen | David Vainola | May 25, 2019 | RAN313 | 1.990 [68] |
When Cynthia and her younger brother, Tyler, are abducted by a criminal Tyler is indebted to, Eric and the team are forced to break all the rules to find them. |
In Australia (Region 4), Via Vision Entertainment will release "The Complete Series" boxset on October 21, 2020. [69]
On Rotten Tomatoes season 1 has an approval rating of 47% based on reviews from 15 critics. The website's consensus states: "Ransom is a typical network procedural that lacks any originality or excitement." [70]
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