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.

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.

American Primeval, Netflix’s flashy (and quite gory) new series depicts the clash between zealous Mormons, imperial federal troops, crude trappers, and bloodthirsty Natives. Think Under the Banner of Heaven meets The Revenant.

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.

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.

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

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

The real Fort Bridger is much smaller — and set in an entirely different state — than the one featured in ‘American Primeval’

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