The Netflix miniseries is a false depiction that draws on negative stereotypes, writes Matt Grow, managing director of Church History Department for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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.

Brigham Young is a prominent historical figure and a featured antagonist in Netflix's epic period Western series American Primeval.

The show's take on the real-life Mormon religious figure and politician becomes another great role for an actor you've likely seen before.

Kim Coates as Brigham Young and Shea Whigham as Jim Bridger (image via Matt Kennedy/Netflix Tudum) Brigham Young was a hugely influential figure in 19th-century America. Known as the "Mormon Moses ...

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?

Set in 1857 amid the brutal Utah War, the Netflix series spares none of the grime and violence in its attempt to offer a fair and authentic retelling.

In an interview with Game Rant, American Primeval star Kim Coates discusses his role as Brigham Young in the Netflix miniseries.

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

The Wild West gets even more wild in Netflix's epic drama 'American Primeval,' which gives the genre a grisly twist.

Taylor Kitsch leads the cast of the series as Isaac, a man struggling to overcome his demons, while Betty Gilpin plays Sara Rowell, a woman searching for a guide to help her and her son cross the frontier. The cast of American Primeval is rounded out by a number of recognisable faces, plus some you might not recognise.

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.