The widely popular Netflix series, “American Primeval” is the perfect example. It pretends to tell the story of the Utah Territory; the interactions between Brigham Young and Jim Bridger ...

Brenton Griffin was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but is no longer a practising member of the church. His PhD research is focused on the religion's place ...

Heroes are in short supply in the Western hellscape painted by “American Primeval.” Many have recently commented on the wild historical inaccuracies of which the Netflix miniseries is guilty.

However, “American Primeval,” a new limited series on Netflix from Mark L. Smith — the writer of the Academy Award-winning “The Revenant” — takes a different approach. Much like how ...