January 21, 2026

It is being reported by Deadline that Netflix has cancelled The Abandons after just one season. The news comes less than two months after the Western drama released its 7-episode freshman run.

The big-budget series launched in December to decidedly mixed reviews from both viewers and critics. Viewership seemed to reflect that, as it lasted just two weeks in the Netflix Top 10 list and failed to generate any real buzz.

Set in Washington Territory in 1854, the series follows the matriarchs of two very different families - one of wealth and privilege, the other a found family of orphans and outcasts - find their fates linked by two crimes, an awful secret, a star-crossed love, and a piece of land with silver underneath.