American Primeval

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.

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
 * Shawnee Pourier as Two Moons
 * Joe Tippett as James Wolsey

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. Smith is also an executive producer on the series.

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.

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