In Netflix’s new limited series, “American Primeval,” written by “The Revenant” scribe Mark. L. Smith, audiences are thrust into the viciousness of the American West, specifically the Utah Territory in 1857.

I've never really been on a horse, so that was a big adjustment for me to learn how to ride – at least well enough for a camera to trick you guyss" said Taylor Kitsch.

American Primeval — Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin star in a six-episode limited series set in 1857, at the height of westward expansion. And now Taylor Sheridan is kicking himself, because that's the one year he forgot to copyright. (Netflix)