It’s a “Friday Night time Lights” reunion, set within the Wild West.
Taylor Kitsch groups up once more along with his “Friday Night time Lights” creator Peter Berg for restricted sequence “American Primeval.” The solid additionally contains Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Shea Whigham, and extra.
The present is ready in 1857 America. The official synopsis for “American Primeval” reads: “That is America…1857. Up is down, ache is all over the place, innocence and tranquility are shedding the battle to hatred and worry. Peace is the shrinking minority, and only a few possess grace — even fewer know compassion. There isn’t any protected haven in these brutal lands, and just one purpose issues: survival.”
The sequence is a “fictionalized dramatization and examination of the violent collision of tradition, faith, and group as women and men battle and die to maintain or management this land,” per the logline.
Joe Tippett, Jai Courtney, Kyle Bradley Davis, Lucas Neff, Derek Hinkey, Saura Lightfoot Leon, Preston Mota, and Shawnee Pourier spherical out the solid.
“American Primeval” is directed and government produced by Peter Berg, with Mark L. Smith (“The Midnight Sky,” “The Revenant”) because the creator, author, and government producer. Eric Newman and Alex Gayner additionally government produce.
Julie O’Keefe serves because the Indigenous Cultural Marketing consultant and Challenge Advisor. The sequence options artisans together with Hovia Edwards-Yellowjohn (Shoshone Bannock-Navajo), Pete Yellowjohn (Shoshone Bannock), Georgette Operating Eagle (Shoshone Bannock), Robert Perry, Kugee Supernaw (Quapaw and Osage) and Son Supernaw (Quapaw-Osage and Caddo), Joe Cheshawalla (Osage) Debbie Cheshawalla (Choctaw), and Molly Murphy Adams (Oglala Lakota).
In the meantime, again in a extra fashionable America, Berg is ready to revisit “Friday Night time Lights” with a reboot of the NBC sequence. The unique, beloved sequence ran from 2006 to 2011. The introduced reboot, with Berg returning as a producer together with Jason Katims and Brian Grazer, has already divided followers. Based on early experiences, the sequence will heart on a brand new story with new characters, whereas nonetheless being set on the planet of highschool soccer. The unique sequence starred Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton, Taylor Kitsch, and Jesse Plemons.
“American Primeval” premieres January 9 on Netflix. Try the trailer beneath.