'American Primeval' Is Based on a Horrific War in the Old West
American Primeval, a new Netflix limited series about the Utah War in the 1850s, isn’t afraid to dramatize the horrors of the Old West. Directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) and written by Mark L.
‘American Primeval’ Ending Explained: Do Any Characters Survive the Brutal Netflix Western?
While Brigham Young (Kim Coates) succeeds in burning down Jim Bridger’s (Shea Whigham) beloved fort, Bridger survives the fire. In real life, Jim Bridger would head east to plea his case to the U.S. Government against Young. Fort Bridger would be resurrected as a key U.S. military base of operations and Bridger wouldn’t die until 1881.
‘American Primeval’ Review: Hopeless on the Range
In the catalog of the modern western, a lot of space is given to stories focused on what is assumed to have been the sheer miserableness of life on the frontier. Viscous carpets of mud. Frigid snowscapes. Scalpings. Rapes. The sibilant impact of arrows puncturing flesh.
'American Primeval' review: Brutal Western makes 'Game of Thrones' look tame
Lights" creator Peter Berg makes the wild west look like hell on Earth in "American Primeval." There's some good between all the blood.
‘American Primeval’ Review: A Wild-West Crusade on Netflix
Peter Berg directs an epic six-part drama about the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857, in which more than 100 settlers were murdered by militant Mormons.
American Primeval Review: A Wild West Melting Pot Boils Over
Netflix's most ambitious western to date explores the conflicts that threaten to destroy pluralistic societies
American Primeval review — Old West saga is a darker alternative to Yellowstone
The fates of these five characters — and those of the people they encounter along the way — unfold over six gruelling and sprawling episodes. The latest offering in TV’s recent Western renaissance, it feels darker and grittier than Taylor Sheridan’s soapy “horse opera” Yellowstone and a world away from the romanticised West of the genre’s heyday.
American Primeval episode 1 recap: Welcome to the brutal American West in 1857
In the first episode of American Primeval, Sara (Betty Gilpin) journeys West to find her husband, but things do not go according to the plan.
‘American Primeval’ Star Betty Gilpin Says Sara’s “Horrible, Traumatic Experience” in Episode 3 “Unlocks” Her Wild Side
What follows is traumatic episode that culminates in Sara “finding her inner ‘American primeval,'” according to series star ...
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‘American Primeval’ Will Netflix Renew for a Second Season?
Mark L. Smith’s American Primeval is a great new addition to the Western genre, an honest and brutal portrayal of what life was like in the American West. However, after one season, American Primeval ...
‘American Primeval’ Review: Betty Gilpin Leads Netflix’s Relentlessly Brutal Peter Berg-Helmed Western Miniseries
Creator Mark L. Smith's six-episode examination of scruffy, vicious people traversing the Utah Territory in 1857 also stars ...
Will There Be An ‘American Primeval’ Season 2? We Asked Director and EP Peter Berg
We don’t know yet! Netflix has yet to announce plans for a second season of American Primeval, but director and EP Peter Berg told Decider, he’s game — with a couple of caveats.
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All the filming locations behind the new Netflix show ‘American Primeval’
While the story that unfolds on-screen took place in the 19th century Utah Territory – now Utah state – the show was filmed ...
Is American Primeval Based on a True Story?
American Primeval ’s director and executive producer Peter Berg ( Friday Night Lights) knows that depicting real events isn’t ...
'American Primeval' Cast and Character Guide: Who's Who in Netflix's Western Miniseries?
If you're looking for another western to watch these days, "American Primeval" is here to try and fill that gap. Now ...