Archived · Netflix
The Abandons is a period Western set in 1800s Canada, built around a land-grab conflict that pits corrupt, entrenched power against a loose coalition of families trying to hold their ground. The drama is ensemble-driven rather than hero-centered, spreading its weight across blended families, neighbors, and community bonds that are tested as outside pressure mounts.
What makes the conflict feel lived-in is how personal the consequences are for each household. These are not strangers united by ideology but people already tangled together through work, kinship, and proximity, which means every threat to the land is also a threat to the specific relationships they have built. The story moves at a deliberate pace, letting those ties develop before the full force of the opposition bears down.
frontier survival drama, land-grab conflict and Drama
Drama and Western
Season 1 · 7 episodes
Netflix
When a corrupt force of wealth and power covets the lands of a group of diverse and atypical families and tries to drive them out, they must pursue their Manifest Destiny.
Start with the closest match, then check out two more shows with a similar feel, pace, mood, or theme.
A modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of West Texas oil rigs.
Landman brings the same rural, family-tangled pressure as The Abandons, where workplace friction and home life collide under money problems. You get tense conversations, messy loyalties, and constant consequences for small choices, but the danger stays more grounded and the pace leans faster toward interpersonal conflict.
Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler fight to survive on their cherished 7,000-acre ranch amid tough times and stiff competition, while ensuring young Carter becomes the man he's supposed to be.
Dutton Ranch and The Abandons both run on hard-edged Western survival, with land and loyalty squeezing everyone in the same tight way. Expect confrontations, protectiveness, and a relentless sense of endurance as characters push back, though Dutton Ranch leans darker and more combative than the ensemble family warmth in The Abandons.
The Ingalls family lives and works on a farm in Midwestern America during the late 19th century.
Little House on the Prairie shares The Abandons’ 1800s farm-and-community focus, where everyday costs and family bonds keep the tension close to home. You will recognize the unhurried story pacing, the mother-child and sibling closeness, and the steady pressure of making do, but it stays warmer and gentler than The Abandons’ land-grab danger.
