A new Netflix period drama dubbed "gritty" and "absolutely outstanding" has landed on the streaming service .

Starring Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson , The Abandons follows two mothers locked in a bloody feud set in the Washington Territory in 1854.

A synopsis reads: "The series follows the matriarchs of two very different families: the Van Nesses, a dynasty of wealth and privilege led by Anderson’s Constance, and the Abandons, a found family of orphans and outcasts fiercely protected by Headey’s Fiona Nolan.

"The families find their fates linked by two crimes, an awful secret, star-crossed love, and a piece of land over a silver lode. Their collision in a place just beyond the reach of justice echoes the perpetual American struggle between the haves and have-nots."

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