Come to Ransom Canyon for the stunning landscapes, stay for the irresistible love stories and layered small-town drama — there’s something for everyone in the series created by April Blair.

The addictive first season revolves around local dance hall owner Quinn (Minka Kelly) and grief-stricken rancher Staten (Josh Duhamel) as they make sense of the past, present, and future of their small Texas hometown, Ransom Canyon. The former classmates have been friends forever, but could never be together. After years of pining after Staten, Quinn decides to move on — only for Staten to come out of hibernation and make things a little more complicated.

Staten is mourning the deaths of both his wife, Amala (Quinn’s best friend and another high school classmate), and his teenage son, Randall. But even in his bereavement, he’s determined to prove there was foul play involved in the car accident that...