‘American Primeval’ Review: Taylor Kitsch Shines In Netflix Series

Story by Aramide Tinubu

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Netflix's gritty new period drama 'American Primeval' puts Taylor Kitsch front and center in a brutal exploration of the American frontier.

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Acclaimed 'Revenant' screenwriter Mark L. Smith pens the series, bringing his signature dark, visceral flair to the Utah Territory in 1857.
The show follows a young mother and son desperately trying to start anew, as they're thrust into the vicious realities of frontier life.

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Taylor Kitsch, Mark L. Smith, Netflix, American Primeval, The Revenant