Lead Children vs The Abandons
Lead Children has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.9/10 for The Abandons). The Abandons is the older of the two (2025 against 2026). Both are drama shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Lead Children
The Abandons| Lead Children | The Abandons | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.9/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2025 |
| Seasons | 1 | 1 |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Western |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | – | Emmy Grinwis, Kurt Sutter |
| Main cast | Michał Żurawski, Joanna Kulig, Agata Kulesza, Kinga Preis, Zbigniew Zamachowski | Lena Headey, Gillian Anderson, Lucas Till, Aisling Franciosi, Diana Silvers |
Synopsis
Lead Children
When a young doctor discovers that children living near a smelting plant suffer from lead poisoning, she risks her career and safety to save them.
The Abandons
In 1850s Washington, two families led by powerful matriarchs — one wealthy, one poor but deeply loyal — battle for supremacy on the lawless frontier.
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