Saddle up. Fresh off the heels of the epic Western drama “Yellowstone” ending, there’s a new cowboy in town, as Josh Duhamel stars in the new Netflix series “Ransom Canyon” premiering Thursday, April 17. When asked how he feels about being the next TV cowboy to succeed Kevin Costner on “Yellowstone,” Duhamel, 52, exclusively joked to The Post, “That’s too much to live up to! Kevin is the man.” He explained that he’s met Costner “several times, at the Pebble Beach Golf Tournament over the years.” “Yellowstone” wasn’t on his mind much while filming “Ransom Canoyon.” “I don’t know if I was looking at it like that. I just love this world. I love the character,” he said. “I think April Blair’s an amazing writer and show runner, and we’ve got an incredible cast. That’s really what I looked at. I’m not trying to live up to Kevin Costner’s [legend].” Similar to its Netflix predecessor, “Bridgerton,” the show is based on a series of romance novels. Set in Texas, the Western drama follows the gruff rancher Staten Kirkland (Duhamel), who is bitter and grieving after losing his family. The owner of the local dancehall, Quinn (Minka Kelly), is in a love triangle with Staten and his rival, Davis Collins (Eoin Macken), but they also must fight larger forces that want their land. Duhamel has done a slew of action movie roles (“Transformers”) and rom-coms like 2022’s “Shotgun Wedding” with Jennifer Lopez, but “Ransom Canyon” marks a new type of role, as it combines action, romance, and cowboy fare. “I’ve never actually done anything like this,” he told The Post. “This is a guy who’s about family legacies and protecting the land, passing it on through the generations.” Duhamel has two sons: 11-year-old Axl, who he shares with his ex-wife, singer Fergie, 50 (who he was married to from 2009 to 2019) and 1-year-old son Shepherd, who he welcomed with his current wife, former beauty queen Audra Mari, 31, who he tied the knot with in 2022. The North Dakota born actor said he relates to his “Ransom Canyon” characters’ emphasis on family legacy, “because I have done that, with this property that I have back home in North Dakota. For me, the idea of family is making memories, bringing people together. And, passing it on is really important.” He added that he thinks that’s what Staten Kirlkan is all about. “Kirkland is a broken man, he’s been through it over the last few years having lost his wife and his son… and so that was an interesting way to start the show. I love it when I get a chance to play somebody who’s really flawed. Somebody who is is working through some things, and is not perfect.” The former “Las Vegas” star relates to how Staten Kirkland “says and does things that he probably regrets, [but] has only good intentions.” While he had to learn cowboy skills for the show, Duhamel wasn’t new to life outside of Hollywood since he has a home in North Dakota. “It’s a cabin in the woods on a lake, 40 miles from anything. It’s pretty remote, but it’s so peaceful and it’s good for the soul,” he explained. “I just love it out there. I think there’s something about reconnecting to nature and reconnecting the basics, making sure you got enough wood for the fire, and enough food to survive,” he went on. “It’s not like we’re at risk of starving to death, but you really got to plan it. You can’t just run over to 7-Eleven and- get what you need. We stay there for months at a time. We go into town every now and then, but it’s pretty remote.” The “Life As We Know It” star continued, “I didn’t realize I needed it, until I got out there and started building this place, and shaping it, and figuring out how we wanted to do it. There’s always a project…I feel like I have purpose when I’m there.”