The series, created by Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg, stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin and Dane DeHaan.

Netflix's American Primeval is set against the backdrop of the Utah War, and here's what happened in the often-forgotten U.S.

Producers openly admit the six-part series dropping Thursday is highly fictionalized. It centers around 1857 involving the ...

American Primeval is a historical drama that reveals the events of America in the 1850s, particularly those that revolve around the lives of Mormons, settlers, and indigenous peoples in Utah Territory ...

Netflix’s new historical drama “American Primeval” is currently the No. 1 series on the site. But how much of the show and its characters are based on the 1857 Utah War?

Creator Mark L. Smith's six-episode examination of scruffy, vicious people traversing the Utah Territory in 1857 also stars ...

Utah, politicians seek to ignore the U.S. Constitution by claiming 18.5 million acres of your federal public land – most of ...

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

The front page of the Deseret News on Jan. 6, 1896, recapping a weekend of events in which Utah achieved statehood. The front ...

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 Jacob and Abish. However, the backdrop of American Primeval is based on ...

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

The actor stars in Netflix's gritty western "American Primeval" and will soon take over the lead role in "Oh, Mary!" on ...