Netflix 's anticipated Western drama, The Abandons , has finally arrived, with an all-star cast bringing plenty of high-tension drama and gun-toting violence to our screens – and we're here for it!

Set in the Washington Territory in 1854, the story follows Fiona Nolan (Lena Headey) and Constance Van Ness ( Gillian Anderson ), the matriarchs of two very different families who lock horns in a bitter feud over land and legacy.

There's no doubt that Western dramas have surged in popularity since the release of Westworld , the 2016 dystopian science fiction series, and Taylor Sheridan's mega-hit Yellowstone in 2018, both of which revived and modernised the genre. The Abandons also subverts the traditionally male-dominated genre by having two iron-willed matriarchs at the helm of e

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