Ransom: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Ransom follows Eric Beaumont, a highly specialized negotiator who is parachuted into crisis situations to defuse them before they spin out of control. Eric is so brilliantly effective, it's hard to know when he's working someone or dealing straight, which is part of his charm – he knows how to get what he wants and rarely loses. He travels the globe with his team which includes a new recruit, Maxine Carlson, a young woman eager to learn from one of the best negotiators, but who may have her own personal agenda. Together they negotiate the most difficult, high stakes kidnap and ransom cases, though his missions are complicated by the fact that many countries have outlawed private negotiation. As a result, Eric and his team are often in as much danger from the authorities as the criminals they face.

Series details

• Title: Ransom
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 2017-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-05-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 18198
• IMDb ID: tt5809150
• TVDB ID: 320546

Cast and credited roles

• Luke Roberts — Eric Beaumont
• Brandon Jay McLaren — Oliver Yates
• Nazneen Contractor — Zara Hallam
• Sarah Greene — Maxine Carlson
• Karen LeBlanc — Cynthia Walker

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-01-01; final listed air date 2017-04-15; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-04-07; final listed air date 2018-06-30; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-02-16; final listed air date 2019-05-25; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Ransom on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.