Two mothers locked in bloody feud in 1850s Oregon.
Netflix’s big western The Abandons, starring Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson as rival matriarchs, shared some images from production in Calgary of the cast and creator Kurt Sutter on the Tudum site.
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The Abandons tells the story of a group of diverse renegade families living on the fringes of society in 1850s Oregon. These lost souls band together to fight corrupt forces and do anything they can to save their land.The Western series will explore the jagged line between survival and law, the consequences of violence, and the corrosive power of secrets as this makeshift family battles to keep what’s theirs.
I am fascinated by the metamorphosis of good into evil. What must transpire to drive the morally sound to become the dangerously corrupt. The Abandons explores those complex compromises through the most powerful human instinct — the love and protection of mothers. — Kurt Sutter to Tudum
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Characters:
Lena Headey as Fiona Nolan, a strong-willed and devout Irish woman who, unable to have her own children, takes in four orphans to form her own family and will stop at nothing to protect them.
Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness, the equally strong-willed matriarch of the wealthy Van Ness family who will stop at nothing to protect and grow the mining fortune she inherited from her husband and then doubled — she aims to consolidate the Van Ness clan’s power in the ruthless, unforgiving frontier.
Nick Robinson as Elias Teller; Diana Silvers as Dahlia Teller; Lucas Till as Garret Van Ness, Aisling Franciosi as Trisha Van Ness, Lamar Johnson as Albert Mason and Natalia del Riego as Lilla Belle.
Broader Ensemble:
Brían F. O’Byrne, Clayton Cardenas, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Haig Sutherland, Jack Doolan, Jonathan Koensgen, Katelyn Wells,, Marc Menchaca, Michael Ornstein, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Grace White, Michael Greyeyes , Michiel Huisman, Ryan Hurst, Toby Hemingway.
Table read:
The Abandons:
Alberta filming dates: May 14 2024 – October 17 2024.
Creator/Showrunner: Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy).
Cast: Lena Headey, Gillian Anderson, Lucas Till, Nick Robinson, Diana Silvers, Lamar Johnson, Aisling Franciosi, Natalia del Riego.
Recurring: Brían F. O’Byrne, Clayton Cardenas, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Haig Sutherland, Jack Doolan, Jonathan Koensgen, Katelyn Wells,, Marc Menchaca, Michael Ornstein, Patton Oswalt, Sarah Grace White, Michael Greyeyes , Michiel Huisman, Ryan Hurst, Toby Hemingway.
Producers: SutterInk, Netflix.
Filming in Alberta:
Related: Netflix Western The Abandons – Open Casting Call in Alberta.
Casting call last April in Calgary.
