From Sons of Anarchy producer Kurt Sutter comes a new look at the Old West.
N etflix is locked and loaded to start shooting a new Western series. The Abandons , from producer Kurt Sutter ( Sons of Anarchy , Mayans M.C. ), has begun filming Season 1 in Calgary with Lena Headey ( Game of Thrones ) and Gillian Anderson ( The X-Files ) front and center as mothers locked in a bloody feud. According to Netflix, 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.” Headey plays Fiona Nolan, a strong-willed matriarch who adopts four orphans will stop at nothing to protect her family. She squares off against Fiona Constance (Anderson), who will stop at nothing to protect and grow the minin...