With its unapologetically in-your-face depiction of the extreme violence and cruelty of the Wild West, American Primeval is definitely not for the faint-hearted. But if the show's gritty realism ...

If American Primeval was right up your alley with its gritty, dark Western feel, then these TV shows with similar atmospheres might tickle your fancy. Kitsch's latest role as mountain man Isaac ...

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 ...

Heroes are in short supply in the Western hellscape painted by “American Primeval.” Many have recently commented on the wild historical inaccuracies of which the Netflix miniseries is guilty.

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 ...

“I don’t know if you caught this, but we avoided black,” “American Primeval” assistant costume designer Mila Hermanovski told IndieWire. “For the most part, black was reserved only ...

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 ...

American Primeval has had a lot of time in the sun since its debut on January 9, spending most of the time since then at #1 on Netflix. At least in the US. Now, it’s been booted down to #2 for ...

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 ...