American Primeval has had a lot of time in the sun since its debut on January 9, spending most of the time since then at #1 on Netflix. At least in the US. Now, it’s been booted down to #2 for the second time, and not just by a night of WWE RAW.

American Primeval is a Netflix miniseries set in 1857, blending historical events from the Utah War, and real figures like Brigham Young and Jim Bridger.

Netflix’s “American Primeval” promises to show “America like never before.” But as fans of frontier stories know, there’s really nothing new under the Western sun.

Suspicion. Rebellion. Murder. The Netflix show American Primeval depicts how tensions between Mormon pioneers in Utah and the U.S. government came to a violent head in the 1850s.

Jim Bridger, played by Shea Whigham, was a real life pioneer who built the town of Fort Bridger, which features in the series and was a real town. Brigham Young, played by Kim Coates, was also a real life figure. He was the head of the Mormon church at the time and had his own army known as the Nauvoo Legion.

A Mountain Meadows Massacre historian and a Native American leader separate fact from fiction in "American Primeval."

In “American Primeval,” Betty Gilpin stars as a gritty, determined mother trying to venture with her son through the dangerous Utah Territory.

The Glow star, who filmed parts of Netflix's new Western series six months pregnant, will make her Broadway debut this month in Oh, Mary! Betty Gilpin is not one to complain. She spent seven months in New Mexico making American Primeval,

In the latest LDS news, we sample critical reviews of "American Primeval" and explore the Netflix series from a historical perspective.