US EditionGillian Anderson, Lena Headey Reflect on Shooting ‘The Abandons’ in Southern Alberta
Set in 1854 Washington Territory, The Abandons explores land and power struggles between two matriarchs amid 19th-century frontier tensions, in a 10-episode series.
- On December 4, Netflix released The Abandons, and its first season drops in full on the streamer.
- Set in the Washington Territory in 1854, the series follows the matriarchs of two families, drawing on tensions between wealthy landowners and vulnerable settlers.
- Onscreen, rival matriarchs vie over Jasper Hollow, with Lena Headey as Fiona Nolan leading a cattle ranch and Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness protecting her mining fortune.
- Reviews noted an abrupt finale and unresolved showdown, and praised Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson, but some critics called the series `half-hearted` and `oddly thin`, leaving fans clamouring for more.
- Behind the scenes, creator Kurt Sutter departed before filming wrapped, and the reported season order was reduced to a seven-episode season, foregrounding two commanding widows.
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‘The Abandons’ Review: Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey Lead Kurt Sutter’s Disappointingly Slight Netflix Western
Two matriarchs (Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey) clash over the fate of their frontier town in Netflix's Western 'The Abandons,' from Kurt Sutter.
Netflix’s ‘The Abandons’ Stars Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey in a Half-Hearted, Oddly Thin Revisionist Western: TV Review
It’s so common these days for TV shows to bloat themselves beyond all reason — more than three years later, I think I’m still watching the Season 4 finale of “Stranger Things” — that it feels ungrateful to complain about the opposite problem. But then you get a series like “The Abandons,” the Netflix Western that […]
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