Director Peter Berg delves into the violent and gritty expansion of the American West in his new Netflix series, 'American Primeval'. He discusses the importance of authenticity, the challenges of filming on location, and the inherent violence of humanity with Collider.
Director Peter Berg is known for his gritty, realistically action-packed dramas. He’s brought audiences to Afghanistan with boots on the ground in Lone Survivor. He brought us the horror of the Boston Marathon Bombing with Patriot’s Day and the death-defying, blue-collar bravery of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. He also famously introduced the sublimely American Friday Night Lights franchise to an explosively appreciative audience.
Now he reteams with FNL and Battleship star Taylor Kitsch for Netflix’s new bloody Western epic American Primeval. Helping Berg portray the most accurate and exquisitely researched version of this story on the screen is Indigenous Consultant Julie O’Keefe, who previously brought her unique talents to the set of Martin Scorsese's Killers of the Flower Moon. Written by Mark L. Smith, the screenwriter of The Revenant, American Primeval explores the violent, gritty expansion of the American West and the colliding religions, Natives, and pioneers fighting to the death for control of this new world. With a wide cast of characters placed within infamous historical events, co-starring Betty Gilpin (Mrs. Davis), Dane DeHaan (Oppenheimer), Derek Hinkey (Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter One), Saura Lightfoot-Leon (The Agency) and Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) as Brigham Young. Collider’s Steve Weintraub had the pleasure of sitting down with Berg and O’Keefe to dissect the themes and influences behind American Primeval. Together, they talked about working with the Nations on the accurate representation of important historical people and events, the difficult work happily performed by the cast and crew, exploring mankind's violent history, and why Berg chose to cast himself in a particularly intimidating role.
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