Netflix just dropped what everyone hopes will be the next big Western series (any lukewarm-to-negative fan reception might kill any enthusiasm for the genre’s upcoming originals on the streaming service). The Abandons is available starting today, and follows Fiona Nolan (Lena Headey), an Irish woman who adopts four children after learning she cannot have a child. Unfortunately, Fiona’s parenting duties are soon hampered by the presence of European aristocrats claiming possession of her Oregon home. Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) plays the chief aggressor, Constance Van Ness, who is every inch a Nietzschean character. Her pursuit of wealth makes her completely blind to the little things that truly matter in life, such as relationships with neighbors and broader societal responsibilities.

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