Old West, American identity

'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 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: 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.
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 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 episode 1 recap

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 ...
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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 ...
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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’ 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 ...
‘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 ...
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American Primeval Ending Explained: What Happens to Isaac Reid?
Discover Isaac Reid's fate in American Primeval's tragic ending. Dive into the finale for all the details! The post American ...
‘American Primeval’: How Did Brigham Young Die?
Was he somewhat responsible? Did he have nothing to do with it? Like we had to make choices,” actor Kim Coates told Decider.