‘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 Taylor Kitsch and Dane DeHaan.
‘American Primeval’ Review: Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin Find Blood in a Hopeless Place
Set during 1857's Utah War, 'American Primeval' lays out a world where love conquers little and indifference is the only path to survival. [REVIEW]
‘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 Fierce Bloodbath
Peter Berg is masterful at storytelling on the small screen with Friday Night Lights and on the big screen with Lone Survivor. He returns behind the
'American Primeval' review: Brutal Western makes 'Game of Thrones' look tame
The Western can be a deeply romantic genre with white hats and black hats, dusty streets and beautiful sunsets. Great films and TV series have broken with our rose-colored expectations of the American frontier,
Netflix's ‘American Primeval' Is a Brutally Violent Western Led by a Compelling Taylor Kitsch: TV Review
In Netflix’s new limited series, “American Primeval,” written by “The Revenant” scribe Mark. L. Smith, audiences are thrust into the viciousness of the American West, specifically the Utah Territory in 1857.
‘American Primeval’: Netflix’s Ultra-Violent New Western Series Will Turn Your Stomach
The 19th-century American West of American Primeval is a land of unyielding brutality, though nothing about this six-part Netflix series, premiering Jan. 9, is as violent as Peter Berg’s belligerently over-the-top direction.
'American Primeval' is a bloody western meditating on survival in a brutal world
Netflix's limited series starring Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch plays out against the background of the so-called Utah War.
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 Season 2: Has Netflix Canceled or Renewed It?
Fans of Netflix’s American Primeval are eagerly awaiting updates on its future. The series follows a mother and son escaping their past while forming a found family in the harsh American West. Viewers are curious about the prospects for Season 2.
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Peter Berg Shows the Ugly Side of American History With the Frustrating “American Primeval”
Around the same time, a young Indigenous woman named Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier) flees from her Shoshone tribe after killing ...
‘American Primeval’ Star Betty Gilpin Says Sara’s “Horrible, Traumatic Experience” in Episode 3 “Unlocks” Her Wild Side
American Primeval Episode 3 marks an immense turning point for one Sara Rowell (Betty Gilpin). Up until this point in the ...
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What Is the True Story Behind Netflix's Violent Western American Primeval?
The series, now streaming on Netflix, depicts the brutality with which the Mormons sought to create a new world for their ...
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Is 'American Primeval' the First Great Taylor Sheridan Competitor?
If American Primeval is anything to go by, Utah circa 1857 is the most awful time and place to live in American history ...
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American Primeval Review: This Pulse-Pounding Western's Grim Events Triumph Over Characters I Couldn't Fully Invest In
The Revenant is one of my favorite movies of all time, blending historical fact and fiction with memorable action and ...
Taylor Kitsch rode horses with a broken foot on ‘American Primeval’: ‘I was in a boot for a lot of the show’
I've never really been on a horse, so that was a big adjustment for me to learn how to ride – at least well enough for a ...
Is ‘American Primeval’ Based on a True Story? Mormons, Jim Bridger, and the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Yes, and no. American Primeval is a work of historic fiction. Meaning, Sara and Isaac’s story is made up, as is the story of ...