American Primeval

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American Primeval
GenreWestern
Screenplay by Mark L. Smith
Directed by Peter Berg
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producersPete 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.

Contents

Premise

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

Cast

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]

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