One Action Scene in Netflix’s 'American Primeval' Was Hard to Watch

Netflix's American Primeval marks the revival of cutting-edge storytelling in the epic Western genre. The Western series, starring Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin, kicked off the new year to a bloody, violent start. Written by Mark L. Smith, who also co-wrote the screenplay for The Revenant, the striking television show offers viewers a brutal depiction of what it meant to live during a tumultuous time in history, filled with death and uncertainty. Set in Utah in 1857, the story follows Isaac Reed (Kitsch) as he encounters Sara Rowell (Betty Gilpin) and her son, Devin Rowell (Preston Mota), as they fight for survival living on the frontier while different factions fight for control over Utah and southern Wyoming.