Overview
- Netflix released The Abandons on December 4 as a seven-episode Western led by Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey.
- Critical response has been split, with outlets like Newsday and The Observer panning the storytelling while praising the leads, and Forbes spotlighting their performances.
- The series was shaped by late-stage turbulence, with creator Kurt Sutter exiting over creative differences and the initial 10-episode order being reduced to seven.
- People reports the drama is fictional but draws on Sutter’s stated inspiration from the origins of La Cosa Nostra, set against an 1854 Washington Territory backdrop.
- No renewal has been announced; the stars have expressed interest in continuing, even as ComicBook.com notes strong Top 10 streaming traction despite a low critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes.