Are you watching ‘American Primeval’? Let us explain a key moment: the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
As you watch Netflix's "American Primeval," learn more about a key moment in the first episode: the Mountain Meadows Massacre.
Netflix's Violent New Series 'American Primeval' Might Be Hard to Watch
The show is set in 1857 America when "up is down, pain is everywhere, innocence and tranquility are losing the battle to hatred and fear," according to Netflix. "Peace is the shrinking minority, and very few possess grace—even fewer know compassion. There is no safe haven in these brutal lands, and only one goal matters: survival."
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: A Wild-West Crusade on Netflix
Peter Berg directs an epic six-part drama about the Mountain Meadows Massacre of 1857, in which more than 100 settlers were murdered by militant Mormons.
‘American Primeval’ Review: Netflix’s Violent, Bloody Saga Of The American Frontier Is A Harrowing Watch
Netflix’s new Western series is a bleak and bloody affair.
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 supplementary guide.
The Coolest ‘American Primeval’ Character Was a Real-Life Mountain Man Legend
Caught in the middle of it all is none other than mountain man Jim Bridger. Portrayed by legendary character actor Shea Whigham, Bridger is a connective tissue between many of the supporting characters in Primeval.
Is ‘American Primeval’ Based on a True Story? Mormons, Jim Bridger, and the Mountain Meadows Massacre
What follows is a grotesque massacre in which the Nauvoo Legion, masked and disguised as local Paiute natives, murders the nonviolent settlers as they camp for the night. Men are scalped, women and children slaughtered,
The True Story Behind ‘American Primeval’ Netflix Series, Explained
Netflix‘s new limited series American Primeval gives a startling look at the American West in the mid-1800s, when Native Americans came to deadly blows with Mormon soldiers, pioneers looking for a new life,
‘American Primeval’ Ending Explained – Breaking Down the Finale’s Tragedies and Atrocities
Pretty much everyone dies in American Primeval, which is to be expected. Nobody thought a happy ending was coming to any of these characters,
‘American Primeval’ Review: Hopeless on the Range
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'American Primeval' review: Brutal Western makes 'Game of Thrones' look tame
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‘American Primeval’ Cast and Character Guide: Who’s Who in Netflix’s Western Miniseries?
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‘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’ is a bloody western meditating on survival in a brutal world
Netflix's limited series starring Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch plays out against the background of the so-called Utah War.
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Peter Berg Shows the Ugly Side of American History With the Frustrating “American Primeval”
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'American Primeval'; Gino at the Movies
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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 ...