Will The Abandons Ride Again? Season 2 Renewal Odds and Latest Updates
The Abandons rode onto Netflix on December 4, 2025, and its 1850s showdown between two formidable matriarchs has viewers hooked. Now the stampede of speculation begins: will Netflix greenlight Season 2 or shut the gate?
If you blasted through Netflix's new western The Abandons and hit that finale, you probably have the same question I do: are we actually getting Season 2, or does the trail just stop there?
Where things stand right now
The show arrived on Netflix on December 4, 2025 and made a fast impression. It is set in the 1850s and centers on two iron-willed matriarchs staking their claims in a brutal Old West. Season 1 ends with Fiona and Constance going all the way to a fight to the death, then immediately throws an unexpected cliffhanger on top. Translation: a lot of big questions are still dangling.
As for renewal, here is the reality check: as of December 5, 2025, Netflix has not announced anything. No renewal. No cancellation. Just silence.
- Premiere: December 4, 2025 on Netflix
- Setting: 1850s Old West, two powerful matriarchs at war
- Key players: Lena Headey as Fiona Nolan; Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness
- Finale status: fight to the death, then a curveball cliffhanger
- Critical buzz: strong responses to the characters and the leads' performances
- Renewal status (Dec 5, 2025): no decision yet
- What Netflix weighs: viewership and engagement numbers, especially early on
Why fans are pushing for Season 2
Beyond the obvious cliffhanger, the big thread people are talking about is the unresolved fate of Fiona and Constance. Even after that brutal showdown, the finale leaves their destinies intentionally up in the air. That is the kind of move that usually screams 'we have more story to tell' rather than 'series finale'.
It helps that critics locked onto the characters, with plenty of praise aimed at Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson for anchoring the show as Fiona Nolan and Constance Van Ness. When a series gets that combo of character buzz and a loud ending, Netflix tends to at least take a long look at the numbers.
So...renewed or canceled?
Too early to call. Netflix typically makes these calls after sifting through the first waves of viewing and how much people are talking about it. Fans are hoping the quick buzz and that deliberately provocative cliffhanger tip the scales toward a renewal, but for now The Abandons is in wait-and-see mode. Bottom line: the decision to ride on to Season 2 or holster it here will come down to demand and how many people actually watched.