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

American Primeval recently launched on Netflix, and fans who have seen the western drama have been wondering whether it is based on a true story or real events. Created by Mark L. Smith, whose credits include The Revenant and Twisters,

Westerns – thanks to shows like Yellowstone – have come back in a huge way. And what’s more: American Primeval tackles a fascinating subject, which is America’s only indigenous religion: Mormonism and it’s (literal) war for legitimacy.

In American Primeval episode 4, the West braces for war as the US Army, Brigham Young's Mormon Militia, and the Shoshone people come to a stalemate.