Who doesn’t love a good rodeo? After all, Ransom Canyon is on our favorites list for a reason, right? So we’re totally in with the STARZ’s upcoming family drama set in the world of Black rodeo in Texas. We still don’t know the show’s title, and there are plenty of details being kept under wraps, but we know a few member of the cast and we’re really excited! If you want to know all the details, keep reading!
DeWanda Wise as Anaya Clarke-Reagan
If you’ve seen DeWanda Wise before, you already know she has a knack for playing confident women. That makes her feel like a perfect fit for Anaya Clarke-Reagan.
On paper, Anaya has it all. “She’s the Clarke family’s firstborn. Savvy, polished, and highly educated, Anaya is the eldest Clarke sibling and the mayor of Trinity City. A consummate chameleon, she has built a conservative public image alongside her husband, Gregg, a powerful judge—an image that conceals far darker desires.
Anaya works tirelessly for her city, but self-preservation and family come first, even when that means protecting them from their own father. She’ll do whatever it takes to secure her public image and political aspirations.”
Honestly? She already sounds like the kind of character we’ll love to hate and those are usually the most fun characters to watch.
Tian Richards as Rodney Clarke
Every family has one sibling who can’t help making things more complicated. Here, that seems to be Rodney Clarke.
Played by Tian Richards, Rodney is “the fire-starter. Sebastian and Anaya’s smart-ass, openly gay younger brother. Charming, impulsive, and incapable of leaving a wound alone, Rodney is the sibling most likely to turn a spark into an inferno.
He has little interest in the family rodeo, preferring to run Big Rod’s Likka Lounge, where it appears he’s finally put his troubled past behind him. He hasn’t. When his business is violently robbed and one of his own is killed, Rodney embarks on a reckless quest for revenge that threatens to engulf the entire Clarke family.”
Marcus Mitchell as Julius Calhoun
Unlike the Clarke siblings, Marcus Mitchell’s Julius Calhoun isn’t part of the family at the center of the story. He’s Sebastian’s best friend, Jojo’s older brother, and one of Trinity City’s biggest rodeo stars….and the hometown hero.
“He’s disciplined. Proud. Tall. Sexy. He’s also deeply spiritual. Bible verse etched into his riding jacket. Nonconfrontational but not afraid to stand up for himself. Julius is Trinity City’s main draw and most decorated bull rider since Sebastian.
For him, being a cowboy is a way of life. Bull riding is a way to a better life. And he’s looking to take his career beyond Trinity City. Julius’ ambitions put his body and friendship with Sebastian to the test. Still, Julius will go great lengths to stay on top.”
