Lena Headey is headed to Netflix.
The Game of Thrones and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles alum will headline Kurt Sutter’s motion drama sequence The Abandons.
“As a group of diverse, outlier families pursue their Manifest Destiny in 1850s Oregon, a corrupt force of wealth and power, coveting their land, tries to force them out,” the logline reads.
“These abandoned souls, the kind of lost souls living on the fringe of society, unite their tribes to form a family and fight back.”
“In this bloody process, ‘justice’ is stretched beyond the boundaries of the law.”
“The Abandons will explore that fine line between survival and law, the consequences of violence, and the corrosive power of secrets, as this family fights to keep their land.”
Headey will play Fiona, “a strong, devout matriarch who, unable to have her own children, took in four orphans to create her own family,” in accordance to Deadline.
“Driven by a higher purpose – and a strong-willed Irish temper – her faith and love for her family trump all.”
Headey is greatest identified for her work as Cersei Lannister on all eight seasons of HBO’s megahit, Game of Thrones.
The star adopted up Game of Thrones with voice work on Infinity Train and Masters of the Universe: Revelation, in addition to the big-screen film DC League of Super-Pets.
Sutter, greatest identified for Sons of Anarchy and Mayans M.C., is the creator, showrunner, and govt producer of the challenge, which has a proper pickup on the streaming service.
There will undoubtedly be a lot curiosity for the sequence primarily based on the creator and lead star alone.
More casting particulars will likely be revealed sooner or later, however you’ll be able to catch Headey on HBO’s The White House Plumbers later this yr.
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