American Primeval

American Primeval
Genre	Western
Screenplay by	Mark L. Smith
Directed by	Peter Berg
Starring	Taylor Kitsch Saura Lightfoot Leon Jai Courtney Shea Whigham Betty Gilpin Dane DeHaan
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Pete Berg Eric Newman Mark L Smith
Production companies	Film 44 Grand Electric
Original release
Network	Netflix

American Primeval is an upcoming Netflix Western television series.

Premise

The series examines the fight to gain control of the American West and the sometimes violent clash between religion and culture.^[1]

Cast

• Saura Lightfoot Leon as Abish Pratt
• Taylor Kitsch as Isaac
• Jai Courtney as Virgil Cutter
• Shea Whigham as Jim Bridger
• Betty Gilpin as Sara Rowell
• Dane DeHaan as Jacob Pratt
• Kyle Bradley Davis as Tilly
• Preston Mota as Devin Rowell
• Nick Hargrove as Cottrell
• Derek Hinkey as Red Feather
• Mikandrew as Henry
• Shawnee Pourier as Two Moons
• Joe Tippett as James Wolsey
• Kevin Scott Allen as Louis

Production

The six-part series is written by Mark L. Smith and is directed by Peter Berg. Berg, via Film 44, and Eric Newman, via Grand Electric, are executive producers. It was commissioned by Netflix in December 2022, with Taylor Kitsch confirmed in a lead role.^[2] Smith is also an executive producer on the series.^[3]

In January 2023, Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Kyle Bradley Davis, Nick Hargrove, Derek Hinkey, Saura Lightfoot Leon, Preston Mota, Shawnee Pourier and Joe Tippett joined the cast.^[4]

Filming took place in New Mexico from February 2023, with filming interrupted by the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike.^[5]

Release

The miniseries will be available on Netflix from 9 January 2025.^[6]

References

1. Little, Sarah (February 9, 2024). "Netflix's New Western TV Show Looks Like It Will Make Yellowstone Seem Tame". Screen Rant. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
2. Otterson, Joe (December 6, 2022). "Netflix Orders Western Limited Series 'American Primeval' Starring Taylor Kitsch From Mark L. Smith, Peter Berg, Eric Newman". Variety. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
3. Petski, Denise (January 24, 2023). "'American Primeval': Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Shea Whigham, More Cast In Netflix Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
4. Porter, Rick (January 23, 2024). "Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan Board Netflix's 'American Primeval'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
5. "American Primeval Netflix series production put on hold amid Hollywood writers' and actors' strike; Here's everything we know". Economic Times. August 15, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
6. Andreeva, Nellie (October 29, 2024). "'American Primeval' Sets Premiere Date On Netflix, First-Look Images Reveal Kim Coates, Lucas Neff Castings". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 30, 2024.

External links

• American Primeval on Netflix
• American Primeval at IMDb