Hoping to compete with Yellowstone, 1883, and pick up the mantle from Longmire, Netflix is teaming up with Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter for a new Western series called The Abandons. The series has finally confirmed a December 2025 release date with new first looks. First announced in November 2021, The Abandons will have Kurt Sutter as its showrunner and executive producer. On May 14th, 2024, Kurt Sutter on Instagram confirmed that filming was underway on the new series, saying:“The Abandons. All episodes of The Abandons will premiere on Netflix on Thursday, December 4th, 2025.