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'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: Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin Find Blood in a Hopeless Place
Set during the Utah War of 1857, Peter Berg's limited series lays out a world where love conquers little, indifference is the only path to survival, and wanting anything will only bring death that much faster.
‘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.
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: 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,
‘American Primeval’ Review: Netflix’s Violent Western Plays Like a Masochistic Binge
Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch headline "American Primeval," Netflix's dirty but delicate tale of intrigue and brutality
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.
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 ...
‘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 ...
‘American Primeval’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in Netflix’s Western Miniseries?
You'll recognize quite a few faces The post ‘American Primeval’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in Netflix’s Western ...
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 ...
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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 ...
‘American Primeval, ‘The Pitt,’ ‘On Call’ & more: Week’s best streaming TV & movies
Noah Wyle goes back to an emergency room for his new series "The Pitt." Dick Wolf's new police drama "On Call" drops on Prime ...
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 ...
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Meet the cast of Netflix's American Primeval: From Glow and Spider-Man to True Detective and Marvel stars
American Primeval is set to drop on Netflix and stars the likes of Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin - here's everything you ...