Kurt Sutter’s ‘The Abandons’ Begins Production; Drops First Cast Photos

Rosy Cordero

22 May 2024 at 12:00 pm·2-min read

Production is officially underway in Calgary on the new Kurt Sutter Netflix series The Abandons and two new photos show the cast ready to begin work on Season 1.

The Abandons follows a group of diverse, outlier families pursuing their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, as a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out. These abandoned souls, the kind of lost souls living on the fringe of society, unite their tribes to form a family and fight back. In this bloody process, “justice” is stretched beyond the boundaries of the law. The Abandons will explore that fine line between survival and law, the consequences of violence, and the corrosive power of secrets, as this family fights to keep their land.

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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.

(L-R) Lena Headey, Kurt Sutter, Gillian Anderson, Nick Robinson, Diana Silvers, Aisling Franciosi, Lucas Till, Lamar Johnson, Katelyn Wells, Clayton Cardenas, Toby Hemingway, Michael Greyeyes, Natalia del Riego, Ryan Hurst and Otto Bathurst (director)

“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 executive produce with Robert Askins co-executive produces.

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