It all culminates in an epic fight between Constance (Anderson) and Fiona (Headey) in the finale’s last scenes, and it ends on a major cliffhanger that leaves the fate of both women up in the air. Will there be a Season 2? Here’s what the stars say.

Despite strong performances from Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey, Netflix's The Abandons falls short due to plodding pacing and uneven storytelling.

Netflix's new western stars Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey as a pair of adversarial matriarchs fighting over land.

The 'Abandons' finale has a true cliffhanger. Here's where Fiona and her Abandons end up in comparison to Constance and the Van Ness family.

The story follows two headstrong matriarchs (Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey) in 1800s Oregon who are trying to exert their own versions of Manifest Destiny. When the wealthier family tries to buy land owned by the other, chaos ensues, and each woman must fight for her family’s future.

Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson can't save Netflix's trite western about dueling matriarchs in 1850s Washington

This article was originally published on showsnob.com as The Abandons season 1 episode 1 recap: A brutal death sparks a deadly battle.