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 ...

This gritty, underrated miniseries proves the western genre is still going strong on TV

If you're looking for a brutal look at the Wild West, Netflix's American Primeval proves the genre is still going strong.
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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’ Makes Brigham Young Into a Chilling Western Villain

2025's FIRST PIECE of major historical fiction has landed, and it's Netflix's brutally violent and often-engrossing Western limited series, American Primeval. Set in 1857 Utah—where settlers, groups ...
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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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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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LDS Church calls recently released Netflix series ‘dangerously misleading’

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is calling a recently released Netflix series “dangerously misleading,” claiming it mischaracterizes LDS prophet Brigham Young. ...
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‘American Primeval’: Inside the ‘Pulsing, Scraping’ Sound Design

Westerns require a certain snap, crackle and pop: the sound of a boot dragging on gravel, the jolt of a shotgun blast, the clip-clop of horse hooves. To make those noises and more for Netflix’s brutal ...
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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 ...
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‘American Primeval’: Inside the ‘Pulsing, Scraping’ Sound Design

AMERICAN PRIMEVAL. (L-R) Wolf Clan Warrior and Derek Hinkey as Red Feather Episode 101 of American Primeval. Cr. Matt Kennedy/NETFLIX © 2023 Westerns require a ...