Netflix's Violent New Series 'American Primeval' Might Be Hard to Watch
The show is set in 1857 America when "up is down, pain is everywhere, innocence and tranquility are losing the battle to hatred and fear," according to Netflix. "Peace is the shrinking minority, and very few possess grace—even fewer know compassion. There is no safe haven in these brutal lands, and only one goal matters: survival."
‘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: 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: 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]
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 beliefs, the pride with which the native people held onto their ancestral lands, and the tragedy of the people just seeking to make a new home in the chaos. But is any of it true?
‘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 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: Can Netflix's grimy Western mini-series best 'Yellowstone'?
However, it saps anything resembling wistfulness from its Hollywood Western roots, complicating its chances of cornering the post-Yellowstone market (alongside the latter's many spin-offs). What's left is the husk of a beloved genre,
REVIEW: ‘American Primeval’ Is One Of Netflix’s Bleakest and Best Miniseries
American Primeval is bleak. The way it ends and the warnings it maps out all come together in a violent spectacle that doesn't valorize the West. The post REVIEW: ‘American Primeval’ Is One Of Netflix’s Bleakest and Best Miniseries appeared first on But Why Tho?
American Primeval review: a bloody Netflix Western full of wasted potential
Netflix's American Primeval is a promising but ultimately clichéd and unsatisfying Western miniseries.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
‘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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Peter Berg Shows the Ugly Side of American History With the Frustrating “American Primeval”
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‘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 ...
‘American Primeval’ Episode 2 Recap: Going for the Jugular
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'American Primeval'; Gino at the Movies
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What to Watch and Read if You’re Into ‘American Primeval’
This unsparingly grim Netflix western draws from a tradition of works eager to push beyond sanitized frontier myths. Here’s 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 ...
Taylor Kitsch Reveals He Had to Have Foot Surgery After a Stunt Got 'Messy' on American Primeval Set (Exclusive)
Taylor Kitsch reveals he had to have foot surgery after a stunt got "messy" on the set of his new Netflix Western 'American ...