Is ‘American Primeval’ Based on a True Story? Mormons, Jim Bridger, and the Mountain Meadows Massacre
Spoilers for American Primeval, now streaming on Netflix** The first episode of American Primeval, directed and executive produced by Peter Berg, follows single mother Sara Rowell (Betty Gilpin) as she and her son Devin (Preston Mota) attempt to make their way from Jim Bridger’s (Shea Whigham) Fort Bridger to California.