American Primeval recently launched on Netflix, and fans who have seen the western drama have been wondering whether it is based on a true story or real events. Created by Mark L. Smith, whose credits include The Revenant and Twisters,

Netflix’s new historical drama “American Primeval” is currently the No. 1 series on the site. But how much of the show and its characters are based on the 1857 Utah War?

Taylor Kitsch leads the brutal Netflix mini-series from The Revenant's Mark L Smith. American Primeval explores the story of the American West, charting the brutal Utah war that raged between the US Army, Mormons and Native Americans in the year in the year 1857.

Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin led the gritty miniseries about a family's trek across the American West in 1857.

Producers openly admit the six-part series dropping Thursday is highly fictionalized. It centers around 1857 involving the Utah War, Brigham Young and the Mountain Meadows Massacre.

Netflix's upcoming Western series American Primeval is set to drop soon, so ahead of its release, we take a look at the star-studded cast.

There’s a new drama on everyone’s lips – and it’s based on real blood-soaked stories underpinning American history. With the action orbiting a small trading post and the wild west beyond, where was American Primeval filmed?