The seven-part drama is a story of survival and simmering conflict set in 1850s Washington Territory. At its core are two families on opposite ends of society: the Van Ness dynasty, led by the formidable Constance Van Ness (Gillian Anderson), a wealthy mining matriarch determined to expand her grip on silver-rich land.

Lena stars as Fiona Nolan, who, unable to have children of her own, adopts four orphans to make her own family. However, Fiona and her children are up against it when a group of European aristocrats lead by Gillian Anderson's character Constance Van Ness claim her land as their own.

Netflix's attempts to bring the Wild West to the frontiers with The Abandons have had a disappointing debut with an extremely low Rotten Tomatoes score.

Aisling Franciosi, 32, is an Irish actress best known for appearing as Lyanna Stark in Game of Thrones. She also starred in the BBC series The Fall and the TNT drama Legends. In film, she has primarily appeared in horror and psychological thrillers like Speak No Evil, Stopmotion, The Unforgivable, and Home.

Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson's ambitious Yellowstone replacement from Netflix, The Abandons, has disappointed in its Rotten Tomatoes debut.

it's a right shame that the nuggets of melodrama can't make up for the feeling that we've seen so much of this kind of show before.

Critics are mixed on Netflix's new Western drama The Abandons, which features the first onscreen pairing of genre TV icons Headey ( Game of Thrones) and Anderson ( The X-Files ). The former Queen Cersei Lannister and FBI Agent Dana Scully appear in the same frame together midway through the series premiere,