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,

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.

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

Right now there's been no word on a second series of the show. American Primeval is listed as a "limited series" which would indicate it could only get a one season run. However, the series director and executive producer Peter Berg has revealed he is keen for the show to return, on one condition.

"American Primeval" continues to reign as the No. 1 series on Netflix right now. Will there be another season of the Western drama? Here's what the director has said.

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.

Westerns – thanks to shows like Yellowstone – have come back in a huge way. And what’s more: American Primeval tackles a fascinating subject, which is America’s only indigenous religion: Mormonism and it’s (literal) war for legitimacy.

Here's everything you need to know about the possibility of 'American Primeval returning for a second season on Netflix.