Warning: Spoilers ahead for The Abandons There are plenty of juicy conflicts in The Abandons , but none bigger than a land war between two matriarchs: Fiona Nolan ( Lena Headey ), who owns the farming land of Jasper Hollow, which lies on the outskirts of the frontier town Angel’s Ridge, run by the very rich, exceptionally powerful Constance Van Ness ( Gillian Anderson ). The two have always had an uneasy relationship, but in the series' first episode, Constance’s son Willem (Toby Hemingway)