The trailer for American Primeval offers an extended look at Netflix's upcoming Western series, which delivers more violence and death than Yellowstone has ever seen. Consisting of six episodes, and hailing from Friday Night Lights and Patriots Day director Peter Berg, with The Revenant's Mark L. Smith writing the script, American Primeval is described as a dark and gritty retelling of the exploration and birth of the American West in 1857. It features a familiar leading cast, including Friday Night Lights alum Taylor Kitsch, Glow star Betty Gilpin, and Perry Mason's Shea Whigham, among others.

Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for American Primeval, which debuts all six episodes on January 9. The preview runs for about a minute, but it quickly becomes clear that the upcoming Western is nothing like the family drama of Yellowstone or the personal angst of spinoffs such as 1923. The forthcoming series instead lives...