American Primeval recently launched on Netflix, and fans who have seen the western drama have been wondering whether it is based on a true story or real events. Created by Mark L. Smith, whose credits include The Revenant and Twisters,

In the latest LDS news, we sample critical reviews of "American Primeval" and explore the Netflix series from a historical perspective.

A Mountain Meadows Massacre historian and a Native American leader separate fact from fiction in "American Primeval."

After sitting on top of the Netflix top 10 list for a while, American Primeval, the limited series starring Taylor Kitsch, is now down to #2 thanks to the arrival of Monday Night

Netflix’s “American Primeval” promises to show “America like never before.” But as fans of frontier stories know, there’s really nothing new under the Western sun.

American Primeval features a huge twist for Sara and Devin in its ending, but the reveal was actually set up in the show's first minutes.

Westerns – thanks to shows like Yellowstone – have come back in a huge way. And what’s more: American Primeval tackles a fascinating subject, which is America’s only indigenous religion: Mormonism and it’s (literal) war for legitimacy.