The Netflix series Ransom Canyon is set in a fictional Texas town inspired by author Jodi Thomas's Texas-set book series, but it was actually filmed in New Mexico. The primary filming locations include Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, as well as the historic mining town of Las Vegas, New Mexico, which stands in for the town of Ransom Canyon due to its authentic turn-of- the-century architecture resembling an old Texas town near the Texas border
. Several real-life ranches in New Mexico were used to portray the ranches in the show:
- Blame Her Ranch near Santa Fe was used for Davis Collins's Bar W Ranch
- Dead Horse Ranch served as Staten Kirkland's Double K Ranch.
- Buena Vista Ranch was used for Cap Fuller's home.
- Quinn's home was filmed at the Pond House at Bonanza Creek Ranch, a historic filming location and working cattle ranch
The choice of New Mexico's wide-open spaces and scenic vistas provided a meaningful and visually stunning backdrop for the series, even though the story is set in Texas
