Netflix’s ‘The Abandons’ set to begin filming in Calgary [Video]

Netflix is set to begin filming a western series with a star-studded cast in Calgary this month.

The Abandons, created by Kurt Sutter from Sons of Anarchy fame, follows “a group of diverse renegade families living on the fringes of society in 1850s Oregon.”

“The Western series will explore the jagged line between survival and law, the consequences of violence, and the corrosive power of secrets as this makeshift family battles to keep what’s theirs,” Netflix said in an April cast announcement.

The series is scheduled to film from May 14 to Oct. 18 in Calgary, according to the ACTRA Alberta shooting schedule.

The series features an ensemble cast starring Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson.

Anderson is perhaps best known for her role as Dana Scully on The X Files, as well as Margaret Thatcher on The Crown and Jean Milburn on Sex Education, while Lena Headey played Cersei Lannister on Game of Thrones and Queen Gorgo in …