Netflix’s American Primeval wasted no time climbing the charts, racking up an impressive 14.3 million views shortly after its release. Eric Newman, the mastermind behind the series, has yet ...

However, “American Primeval,” a new limited series on Netflix from Mark L. Smith — the writer of the Academy Award-winning “The Revenant” — takes a different approach. Much like how ...

Preston Mota and Betty Gilpin in 'American Primeval' (2025) (Credit: Netflix via IMDb). Editor’s Note: A version of this story first appeared in The Good, the Bad, and the Elegy, a newsletter from the ...

In the first few minutes of Episode 1 of American Primeval, a man is suddenly shot dead. Sara (Betty Gilpin), who is travelling with her son, Devin (Preston Mota), reaches Fort Bridger ...

Netflix‘s first major hit of 2025 is undoubtedly American Primeval. The Peter Berg-directed series drops modern audiences right into the hellscape that was 1857 Utah Territory. We watch as east ...

Enter: The new Netflix Western American Primeval, which comes in hot with characters facing down violence and adversity by the wagonload. This six-episode series doesn’t build up its characters ...

Netflix’s American Primeval is an exploration of the American West set against the backdrop of intense conflict during the Utah War in 1857. The limited series combines a fictional storyline ...

American Primeval, Netflix’s flashy (and quite gory) new series depicts the clash between zealous Mormons, imperial federal troops, crude trappers, and bloodthirsty Natives. Think Under the Banner of ...

Here’s how it works. American Primeval is a brutal, gory Western from the writer of The Revenant. Set in 1857, it's about the lengths people will go to not only for simple survival, but also to ...

Rex were discovered, leading paleontologists to the town. While the scientists founded the Dino Institute, Chester and Hester turned their old gas station into a gift shop. They eventually developed ...

Will There Be An American Primeval Season 2? Maybe? These are still early days, and a majority of the characters did not make it out alive, but Decider broached the subject with Peter Berg ...

Netflix's "American Primeval" is inspired by the true story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. The massacre is depicted in episode 1 and is the inciting incident for the main characters' journey.