American Primeval

*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 series	1
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 that brought.^[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

^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Porter, Rick (January 23, 2024). "Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan Board Netflix's 'American Primeval'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
^ "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.
^ 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 at IMDb

[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.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]