American Primeval ’s director and executive producer Peter Berg ( Friday Night Lights) knows that depicting real events isn’t ...

T he perpetrators of the Mountain Meadows Massacre have spent much of American Primeval talking about tying up loose ends.

While Brigham Young (Kim Coates) succeeds in burning down Jim Bridger’s (Shea Whigham) beloved fort, Bridger survives the ...

This unsparingly grim Netflix western draws from a tradition of works eager to push beyond sanitized frontier myths. Here’s a ...

Netflix's limited series starring Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch plays out against the background of the so-called Utah War.

A brutally violent but compelling Western starring Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin, Netflix's ‘American Primeval’ is a ...

Netflix's epic period Western series American Primeval is based on a handful of real-life events and historical figures with ...

The series, now streaming on Netflix, depicts the brutality with which the Mormons sought to create a new world for their ...

American Primeval, the new Netflix series, is a gripping portrayal of survival on the American frontier in 1857. While it isn't based on a true story, the show tries to keep things as real as possible ...

With a historical setting and real-life inspiration, it’s fair for Netflix viewers to ask: is American Primeval based on a true story?

The new Netflix series American Primeval follows as one woman tries ... But is it actually based on a true story? No. However, although the series is not technically based on a true story ...

American Primeval on Netflix captivates with its gritty frontier drama. But is it based on a true story, or purely fiction?