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When Does ‘American Primeval’ Come Out on Netflix? Release Date, Cast Guide, and More

Netflix‘s new western show American Primeval is the latest series to drop modern day audiences into the bitter hellscape that was the frontier. Directed and executive produced by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, The Leftovers, Painkiller), American Primeval looks at how several intrepid pioneers attempt to survive the unforgiving landscape that was 1857 Utah Territory. There are massacres, beatdowns, cold-blooded killings, and even a rare spark of hope or two amid the violence…

American Primeval opens with east coast widow Sara Rowell (Betty Gilpin) arriving at real life historic trading post, Fort Bridger, with her young son Devin (Preston Mota). Learning that her guide to California has abandoned her, she leans on the settlement’s head honcho, real explorer Jim Bridger (Shea Whigham), for initial guidance. He suggests that the Rowells employ expert guide Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), but the rugged mountain man turns the mother and son down. The Rowells

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