Netflix premiere date, first photos, castings

American prehistoric eraThe six-episode limited Netflix series, which explores the birth of the American West in 1857, premieres on January 9th. In addition to the premiere date, the streamer also published the first images with the cast, led by Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin. They acknowledge Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead: Dead City) as the lead actor alongside Kitsch, Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Shea Whigham, Saura Lightfoot-Leon and Derek Hinkey.

Director: Pete Berg (Friday Night Lights) and written by Mark L. Smith (The revenant), American prehistoric era is a fictional dramatization of the violent clash of culture, religion and community as men and women fight and die to retain or control land in the American West.

Coates plays Brigham Young, the leader of the Mormon Church and a man who will do anything to ensure the survival of his persecuted followers – including deploying his Mormon army, the Nauvoo Legion.

The images also feature the casting of Lucas Neff as Captain Dellinger, a disillusioned US Army captain responsible for keeping the peace in a very lawless country. Once an idealistic West Point cadet, Dillinger has grown weary and cynical as he struggles to stop the violence that constantly surrounds him.

The cast also includes Joe Tippett, Jai Courtney, Tokala Black Elk, Kyle Bradley Davis, Preston Mota, Shawnee Pourier and Nick Hargrove.

Berg and Smith served as executive producers along with Eric Newman and Alex Gayner. Julie O'Keefe is an Indigenous cultural consultant and project consultant.