The 19th-century American West of American Primeval is a land of unyielding brutality, though nothing about this six-part Netflix series, premiering Jan. 9, is as violent as Peter Berg’s belligerently over-the-top direction.

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?

Fans of Netflix’s American Primeval are eagerly awaiting updates on its future. The series follows a mother and son escaping their past while forming a found family in the harsh American West. Viewers are curious about the prospects for Season 2.

American Primeval, which stars Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch, has been dubbed one of the most violent and brutal shows Netflix has produced in recent times

Producers openly admit the six-part series dropping Thursday is highly fictionalized. It centers around 1857 involving the Utah War, Brigham Young and the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Netflix has unveiled a new historical miniseries that could be perfect for fans of Yellowstone - but be been warned that this is not for the faint-hearted.

Around the same time, a young Indigenous woman named Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier) flees from her Shoshone tribe after killing a man who attempted to rape her. She stows away on the back of Rowell’s wagon, and, though Devin finds her, he lets her stay.

From new shows with big stars to favorites like 'Wednesday' and finales for 'You,' 'Stranger Things,' and 'Squid Game,' it's a big year for Netflix.

American Primeval has all kinds of fantastic settings throughout its Western story, and here are what locations the show used to create the frontier.

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The series, created by Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg, stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin and Dane DeHaan.