In a "Mormon Land" podcast, a historian and a tribal leader discuss the facts and fiction in "American Primeval" ...

American Primeval is a gritty historical Western from director/executive producer Peter Berg. It takes the Mountain Meadows Massacre as its jumping-off point. The show opens with the horrifying ...

However, the backdrop of American Primeval is based on reality. In 1857, Mormons disguised as Paiutes did massacre a group of settlers in a tragedy known as the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Historian Janiece Johnson explains why "American Primeval" falls short in helping viewers understand the Old West, including ...

By exposing the brutality and moral contradictions that shaped the frontier, the series challenges viewers to sit with ...

In the days that have followed American Primeval 's release, the LDS Church has condemned the show's portrayal of Brigham ...

Here’s what to know while watching American Primeval — from which characters are real or fictional to the events of the deadly Mountain Meadows Massacre, the fate of Fort Bridger, and more.

In American Primeval, Netflix’s new limited series, Betty Gilpin stars as Sara, a woman with a murderous past who is transporting her son across the brutal American frontier.

American Primeval' review:Brutal Western makes ... The series depicts the Mountain Meadows massacre during the 1857-58 Utah War. In the massacre, settlers of the LDS Church involved in a ...

The Western drama American Primeval follows a mother on the ... The six-part series revisits the Mountain Meadows Massacre, where Latter-Day Saint militiamen and American Indian allies slaughtered ...

Although there have been many attempts at taking a “dark and gritty” approach to the genre, American Primeval ... Berg examines the tragic Mountain Meadows Massacre, in which volatile members ...

Sean Wang’s snapshot of 2008 teenage life is intimate and effective Virgil (Jai Courtney) hears of the $1500 bounty on Sara and doggedly pursues her with a band of trappers. Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier ...