Netflix’s The Abandons is one of the most anticipated western titles of December, despite the exit of showrunner Kurt Sutter. Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson lead two rival families through a ruthless Wild West in 1854.
From Harley-Davidson’s Sons of Anarchy to the mounts of The Abandons. These are not other motorcycles, but real ones horses of Old Westprotagonists of the new TV series by Kurt Sutter which will debut on Thursday December 4th on Netflix. Suttershowrunner already known for having signed, in fact, Sons of Anarchybut also the spin-off Mayans MC and the brief and unfortunate experience of The Bastard Executionerhe conceived The Abandons like a western set in the territory of Washington in the end Nineteenth century.
Two matriarchs at war
There are two exceptional protagonists: Lena Headeyor the Cersei Lannister Of game of ThronesAnd Gillian Andersonthe face of multiple television and streaming series, from The X-Files to The Fall until Sex Education. The two actresses give life to two matriarchs of rival families who control a territory in the Far West of 1854: Headey takes on the role of Fiona Nolanthe leadership of an extended community made up of orphans and outcasts, while Anderson plays the ruthless Constance Van Nessrich mine owner and leader of the powerful dynasty Van Ness.
The departure of the showrunner
Ruthless like the violence of the border and like the behind the scenes of the show: Kurt Suttera few weeks after filming concluded, followed the title of the series to the letter, abandoning her For creative differences with Netflix. Supervision of the final two episodes passed to the director and producer Otto Bathurstknown for Peaky Blindersand to the co-producer Rob Askins who will have to complete the project without the guidance of the original designer.
The release of Sutter inevitably raised doubts about the future of the series, but it is not the first time that the creator is in conflict with a platform: already with Mayans MC had been removed from Disney in 2019 after several complaints on his behavior.
The Abandons However, it remains one of the most anticipated products of the streaming of December and fits into a genre, that of westernwhich continues to exercise a strong appealespecially after the success of Yellowstone with its spin-offs and, at least for the first season, of Westworld. Why ride in the old and new West always attracts a good portion of the public.
