Jennifer Cromack was combing through the American Baptist archive when she uncovered a slim box among some 18th and 19th ...

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However, “American Primeval,” a new limited series on Netflix from Mark L. Smith — the writer of the Academy Award-winning “The Revenant” — takes a different approach.

American Primeval is set in 1857 during the Utah War. It follows a mother and son fleeing their past as they navigate the harsh realities of the American West.

On January 24, leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more commonly known as the Mormon Church, penned a statement condemning the Netflix series American Primeval.

If you threw me into the world of 'American Primeval,' I would probably last a day tops. It takes place in 1857 Utah. The US Army, Mormons (aka Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and Native ...

Dane DeHann in ‘American Primeval’ (2025) (Credit: Netflix via IMDb). I won’t try to sum up all the gore in “American Primeval,” because that would take more space than we have here. Let me say that I ...

In the first few minutes of Episode 1 of American Primeval, a man is suddenly shot dead. Sara (Betty Gilpin), who is travelling with her son, Devin (Preston Mota), reaches Fort Bridger, a trading ...

In the days that have followed American Primeval 's release, the LDS Church has condemned the show's portrayal of Brigham Young (played by Kim Coates), the second president of the church stood at ...

Netflix's new historical fiction series "American Primeval" is coming under fire for its depiction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and leader Brigham Young.

The LDS Church criticizes Netflix’s American Primeval for misrepresenting LDS prophet Brigham Young. Pop Culture & Art January 28, 2025 ...

The series depicts the Mountain Meadows massacre during the 1857-58 Utah War. In the massacre, settlers of the LDS Church involved in a territorial militia killed 120 American western emigrants.