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Shawnee Pourier and Betty Gilpin in American Primeval.

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Shawnee Pourier and Betty Gilpin in American Primeval.

Matt Kennedy/Netflix

In Netflix’s gritty, brutal western series American PrimevalBetty Gilpin plays a woman determined to get herself and her son across the border. But along the way, they become caught up in a brewing war between the federal government and a violent Mormon militia. A gruff guide (Taylor Kitsch) might be of help, but the land is filled with violent factions with competing claims to the blood-soaked land.

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