American Primeval includes brutal displays of Mormon violence, but the reality was arguably worse

On January 24, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, penned a statement condemning the Netflix series American Primeval. This historical ...
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Commentary: To learn the real lessons of history in ‘American Primeval,’ we need the real story

Heroes are in short supply in the Western hellscape painted by “American Primeval.” Many have recently commented on the wild historical inaccuracies of which the Netflix miniseries is guilty. I ...
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‘American Primeval’ Team on Portraying the Brutal History of America’s Westward Expansion: “The Truth of This World Is Violent”

American Primeval Is “Factually Accurate,” Says Its Director, But It Also Relies on Fictional Composites to Tell Its Story Berg and others went to the site of the Utah massacre, which they toured with ...
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Netflix's gritty Western 'American Primeval' is inspired by the true story of a brutal massacre

The massacre is depicted in episode 1 and is the inciting incident for the main characters' journey. The real-life tragedy took place in 1857 in Utah. 120 people were murdered. Netflix's dark new ...
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'American Primeval' Is Based on a Horrific War in the Old West

Look back in America’s history and you’ll find one tragedy after another. That said, it’s not an easy task to film a period piece about the beginnings of this country without mentioning countless ...
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Church says ‘American Primeval’ misrepresents Brigham Young, calls series ‘dangerously misleading’

Kim Coates is shown playing Brigham Young, the Latter-day Saint leader attempting to protect his people during the Utah War, in the new fictionalized Netflix series "American Primeval." The Church of ...
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American Primeval season 2 isn't happening, but a prequel might be in the works

American Primeval is the most popular Netflix show of 2025 so far! It's still early, but fans want to know if American Primeval season 2 is happening and what's next for the series from writer Mark L.
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Voices: I’m a Ute elder. ‘American Primeval’ furthers harmful stereotypes about American Indians, Utah and the West.

There are plenty of assertions that the popular series “American Primeval” — billed as historical fiction — accurately portrayed Native culture by using Native actors and cultural settings. But I ...
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'American Primeval' offers a gritty, heartfelt take on the Wild West

DAVID BIANCULLI, BYLINE: If you saw the 2015 movie "The Revenant," cowritten by Mark L. Smith, you have some strong hints about what he's up to in his new Netflix miniseries," American Primeval." Both ...
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How ‘American Primeval,’ ‘Daredevil’ and ‘The Last of Us’ Pulled Off Some of the Year’s Biggest Stunt-Filled Action Set Pieces

The year is 1857. A woman is sitting in a meadow in southern Utah Territory, casually explaining her plans to settle in the Salt Lake Valley, when she’s cut off mid-sentence by a pointed object that ...
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'American Primeval's Release Strategy Is Hurting the Show

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...