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American Primeval

2025Show1 season · 6 episodesTV-MAEnded

72

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72

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Summary

A mother and son fleeing from their past form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West.

Good for

Friends night
Binge-friendly
Thought-provoking

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You need an uplifting mood
Graphic violence bothers you

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Fingerprint

Leaves you shaken.
Feasts your eyes.
Keeps you on edge.
Weighs on you.
Leaves you in awe.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Audiences like it more than critics (+15)
Critics 65Audiences 80GoodWatch 72
Tomatometer71%
Metascore58
Audience score87%
IMDb8.0
User score7.4
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121
First aired
2025
January 9, 2025
Ended 2025
Genres
WesternDramaAction & Adventure
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesMild
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchBinge-FriendlyThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 87 · most episodes first
Directing · 3
Peter Berg Director, Executive Producer
Mark Cotone First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
Anna Olshansky Second Assistant Director
Writing · 1
Mark L. Smith Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
Production · 9
Alexander H. Gayner Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Eric Newman Executive Producer
Sam Tischler Producer, Unit Production Manager
Robin Le Chanu Producer
Tim King Producer
Rachel Tenner Casting
Camera · 1
Jacques Jouffret Director of Photography
Editing · 3
Hugo Diaz Editor
Jon Otazua Editor
Art Jones Editor
Sound · 7
Munaf Rayani Original Music Composer
Chris Hrasky Original Music Composer
Mark Smith Original Music Composer
Michael James Original Music Composer
Wylie Stateman Sound Designer
George Drakoulias Music Supervisor
Art · 3
Renée Reâd Production Design
Tyler Patton Property Master
Tammie Childress Property Master
Costume & Make-Up · 1
Virginia B. Johnson Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
Andrew J. Ceperley Visual Effects Supervisor
Other crew · 3
Adrienne Ballenger Stunt Double
Nolen Putnam Stunts
Bryan J. Hudson Jr. In Memory Of

Tropes

Not So DifferentRare · in 1 titlesHickman's monologue about the Mormon struggle — their leaders murdered, their people abused, killed, and driven out of their homes, and their beliefs seen as dangerous to the white Protestant majorit…Noble Savagein 116 titlesZig-zagged with the Shoshone.All 100 tropes

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1 season · 6 episodes

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