Dan Brigman is the sheriff of Ransom, and leading the investigation into Randall’s death (though, pretty poorly at times). He’s played by Phillip Winchester, a veteran of “Strike Back,” “Chicago Justice” and “Law & Order: SVU,” among others.

Jack Schumacher, who plays mysterious drifter Yancy Grey on “Ransom Canyon,” said during an April interview with Us Weekly that it’s “very accurate” to describe the new series as a cross “between ‘Yellowstone’ and ‘Virgn River.