The Abandons

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 4, 2025
Metascore
43

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 23
  3. Negative: 5 out of 23

Critic Reviews

  1. Looper
    Reviewed by: Audrey Fox
    Dec 4, 2025
    80
    In many ways, it feels like we're only beginning to scratch the surface of what "The Abandons" has to offer. But as long as Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey are involved, audiences can expect fireworks.
  2. The Times
    Reviewed by: James Jackson
    Dec 3, 2025
    80
    The genre is no longer a boys’ club but what’s even fresher in The Abandons is the theme of motherhood. Constance and Fiona run their families with a strong hand, their protectiveness a hair away from lunacy.
  3. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Dec 5, 2025
    70
    Fiona Nolan and her family are the more interesting of the two, if only because how they came together. .... When Anderson and Headey are in scenes together, it’s hard to look away.