‘American Primeval’: A Gritty, Authentic Depiction of the American West

Director Peter Berg, writer Mark L. Smith, and a stellar cast all hit their respective marks.

Devin Rowell (Preston Mota) and Sara Holloway/Rowell (Betty Gilpin) are traveling West, in "American Primeval." Netflix

TV-MA | 6 episodes | Drama, Western, History | 2025

For over a dozen years, streaming behemoth Netflix has been quietly releasing a number of original Western movies and TV series. Titles include but are not limited to “Paradox,” “Thar,” “Frontier,” “Longmire,” “The Harder They Fall,” “Godless,” the Coen brothers’ anthology “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” and the Adam Sandler spoof “The Ridiculous Six.”