Plot Synopsis

Executive produced by writer & creator Mark L. Smith and director Peter Berg, AMERICAN PRIMEVAL is a six-episode fictionalized dramatization and examination of the violent collision of culture, religion, and community as men and women fight and die to keep or claim the lands that make up the brutal frontier of 1857. Shot on location in New Mexico, this series takes place in 1857, where up is down, pain is everywhere, innocence and tranquility are losing the battle to hatred and fear. 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. Artisans for the series include: Hovia Edwards-Yellowjohn (Shoshone Bannock-Navajo), Pete Yellowjohn (Shoshone Bannock), Georgette Running Eagle (Shoshone Bannock), Robert Perry (Shoshone Bannock), Kugee Supernaw (Quapaw and Osage) and Son Supernaw (Quapaw-Osage and Caddo), Joe Cheshawalla (Osage) Debbie Cheshawalla (Choctaw), Molly Murphy Adams (Oglala Lakota). Guest stars include: Lucas Neff (Captain Dellinger), Tokala Black Elk (Buffalo Run), Irene Bedard (Winter Bird), Nanabah Grace (Kuttaambo'i), Alex Breaux (Wild Bill Hickman), Dominic Bogart (Cook), Alex Fine (Gant), Kip Weeks (Pepper), Jeremiah Bitsui (Grey Fox). All six episodes of AMERICAN PRIMEVAL dropped on Thursday, January 9, 2025 on Netflix.