Kurt Sutter’s latest creation for Netflix,The Abandons, has officially kicked off production in Calgary. Recently released cast photos fromNetflixtease the onset of filming for the series' inaugural season. This new series introduces viewers to a narrative steeped in the harsh realities of 1850s Oregon, where diverse groups of families at society’s edge seek to carve out their destinies.
The Abandonspresents a gritty exploration of survival amid a backdrop of escalating tension and conflict. The newWestern seriesplot centers on outlier families who, while trying to fulfill their dreams on the frontier, encounter a malevolent force driven by greed. This force, representing wealth and power, is determined to usurp their lands. Banding together against this existential threat, these families, though disparate, forge a new bond, transforming into a unified clan prepared to defend their rights at any cost.
As they engage in this struggle, the lines between justice and retribution blur, creating a tumultuous environment where violence seems inevitable. The series explores the consequences of such violence and the eroding effects of buried secrets on familial bonds. The Abandon creator and showrunnerKurt Sutter expressed a particular intrigue with the evolution from virtue to vice, driven by the primal need to protect one’s kin.
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’s The Abandons Features Star-Studded Cast
Sutter’sThe Abandonsrecently expanded its cast. The show has added ten recurring actors, including familiar faces from both television and film. Notably,Patton Oswalt, known for his role inA.P. Bio, and Michael Ornstein, a veteran of Sutter’s ownSons of Anarchy, are joining the ensemble. Alongside them, Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers fromThree Pinesand Sarah Grace White fromThe Bastard Executionerwill appear. The new additions also include Brían F. O’Byrne and Haig Sutherland.
The roles of these newly announced members remain undisclosed.The Abandonswill see Sutter reuniting with several actors from his previous works. Ornstein, recognized for his memorable portrayal of Chucky Marstein inSons of AnarchyandMayans M.C., is set to collaborate once more with Sutter, alongside White and O’Byrne, both of whom featured inThe Bastard Executioner.
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The Abandons will have Lucas Till, known fromMacGyver, and Nick Robinson, who captivated audiences inMaid. They join Diana Silvers ofBooksmart, Lamar Johnson fromThe Last of Us, Aisling Franciosi ofThe Nightingale, and Natalia del Riego, seen inHail Mary, as series regulars.
Lucas Till steps into the rugged boots of Garret Van Ness, while Robinson portrays Elias Teller. Silvers takes on the role of Dahlia Teller, Johnson appears as Albert Mason, Franciosi embodies Trisha Van Ness, and Del Riego brings to life Lilla Belle. Leading the ensemble areLena Heady and Gillian Anderson, playing Fiona Nolan and Constance Van Ness, respectively.
