What started as a movie that couldn’t get made for writer (and now director of the project) Scott Frank, has been expanded into a limited series for Netflix. “Godless” takes audiences out on the plains for a western, but it’s one that’s a bit different than what you might expect from the genre.
Starring Jeff Daniels, Michelle Dockery, Jack O’Connell, Scoot McNairy, Sam Waterston, and Kim Coates, the story is set in a mining town populated entirely of women, where an outlaw attempts to hunt down his former protege. Here’s the official synopsis:
Notorious criminal Frank Griffin (Jeff Daniels) and his gang of outlaws are on a mission of revenge against Roy Goode (Jack O’Connell), a son-like protégé who betrayed the brotherhood. While on the run, Roy seeks refuge with hardened widower Alice Fletcher (Michelle Dockery), an outcast herself, in a worn-down, isolated mining town of La Belle, NM — governed mainly by women. When word reaches La Belle that Griffin is headed their way, the town bands together to defend against the murderous gang in a lawless western frontier.
“Godless” hits Netflix on November 22nd.