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The streamer on Wednesday released a new, “mature” (read: violent and bloody) trailer for its upcoming Western miniseries American Primeval, starring Friday Night Lights‘ Taylor Kitsch and GLOW‘s Betty Gilpin. (You can watch the trailer in full above.)
First greenlit by Netflix back in December 2022, American Primeval — which serves as a reunion for Kitsch and FNL creator Peter Berg, who directs this new series — is described as a “dark and gritty retelling” of the exploration of the American West in the 19th century.
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“This is America… 1857. Up is down, pain is everywhere, innocence and tranquility are losing the battle to hatred and fear,” reads the official synopsis. “Peace is the shrinking minority, and very few possess grace — even fewer know compassion. There is no safe haven in these brutal lands, and only one goal matters: survival.”
In addition to Kitsch and Gilpin, who respectively play characters named Isaac and Sara, American Primeval‘s cast includes Dane DeHaan, Shea Whigham, Joe Tippett, Jai Courtney, Kyle Bradley Davis, Lucas Neff, Derek Hinkey, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Preston Mota and Shawnee Pourier. Mark L. Smith (The Revenant, 2024’s Twisters) penned the scripts, and he and Berg executive-produce with Eric Newman.
American Primeval premieres Thursday, Jan. 9, with all six hour-long episodes. Watch the latest trailer above, then keep scrolling for more first-look photos from the series.
Jai Courtney as Virgil Cutter
Taylor Kitsch as Isaac
Joe Tippett as James Wolsey
Taylor Kitsch as Isaac
Taylor Kitsch as Isaac
Lucas Neff (left) as Dellinger
Shea Whigham (left) as Jim Bridger and Nick Hargrove as Cottrell
Irene Bedard as Winter Bird
Betty Gilpin as Sara Rowell
Saura Lightfoot-Leon as Abish
Kim Coates (left) as Brigham Young and Alex Breaux as Wild Bill Hickman
Tokala Black Elk (left) as Buffalo Run and Derek Hinkey as Red Feather
Dane DeHaan as Jacob Pratt
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