The Abandons follows a group of diverse, deviant families pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, while a corrupt force and wealth that covets their land tries to drive them out.
These abandoned souls, the kind of lost souls that live on the fringes of society, unite their tribes to form a family and fight back.
In this bloody process, "justice" is stretched beyond the limits of the law. The Abandons explores the thin line between survival and justice, the consequences of violence and the corrosive power of secrets, as this family fights to keep their land.
The ensemble cast includes Lena Headey, Gillian Anderson, Nick Robinson, Diana Silvers, Lamar Johnson, Natalia del Riego, Lucas Till, Aisling Franciosi, Toby Hemingway, Michael Greyeyes, Ryan Hurst, Katelyn Wells, Clayton Cardenas, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers, Brían F. O'Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Patton Oswalt, Michael Ornstein, Jonathan Koensgen, Jack Doolan, Michiel Huisman, Haig Sutherland and Sarah White.
“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,” creator, showrunner and EP Sutter shared in a statement.
Stephen Surjik, Otto Bathurst, Emmy Grinwis and Jon Paré direct and Robert Askins is co-executive producer.