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“Cobra Kai” might be officially wrapped up but there are plenty of other shows that can scratch that lingering itch.

When the “Karate Kid” sequel series was at it’s best it was a bingeable mix of ’80s nostalgia, sports drama, and high school melodrama that balanced comedy with more serious moments. Luckily there are a number of other great – and equally bingeable – shows out there.

Below are seven options for shows like “Cobra Kai” to try if you’re trying to capture the same vibes that made it such a great watch.

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Much like “Cobra Kai,” Netflix’s “Glow” mined a nostalgic ’80s energy to incredible affect. The series followed a group of women rising to stardom during the real boom of female wrestling leagues of the Reagan-era. The cast also features an ensemble for the ages led by Betty Gilpin and Allison Brie whose...

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“Back in Action” may have been the most-watched title the week of Jan. 13, but Netflix was that week’s big winner. Four shows on the platform saw over a billion minutes streamed during the week in question. Disney+ and Paramount+ also had shows that crossed the billion-minute mark during the time period.

Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz’s action-comedy “Back in Action” led the pack with 1.54 billion minutes, securing the No. 1 spot. That was followed by the Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin Western “American Primeval,” which saw 1.4 billion minutes streamed, in second place, the Darren Star TV Land comedy “Younger” in third place (1.35 billion minutes streamed) and Season 2 of the South Korean hit “Squid Game” (1.26 billion) in fourth place.

There were two other shows that surpassed a billion minutes:...

Exclusive: Margaret Qualley, Josh Brolin and Guy Pearce are in final talks to join the cast of the 20th Century adaptation of The Dog Stars with Jacob Elordi starring and Ridley Scott directing. Mark L. Smith adapted the Peter Heller novel. Scott and Michael Pruss will produce for Scott Free alongside Smith and Cliff Roberts. Production is scheduled to begin at the end of April on location in Italy.

This follows Scott’s massive global hit Gladiator II, one of the biggest hits of the legendary Scott’s career – with global earnings just short of $500 million . Scott’s films have grossed over $5 billion worldwide, making him one of the highest grossing directors in history.

Acclaimed writer Mark L. Smith adapted the Peter Heller novel of the same name. Smith is the creator and writer of Netflix’s new hit series American Primeval starring Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin and is...

Exclusive: Betty Gilpin (American Primeval) has closed a deal to join Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein in Netflix’s Office Romance, the rom-com written by Ted Lasso’s Goldstein and Joe Kelly. It kicks off production in New Jersey in March, sources tell Deadline.

Netflix declined comment.

Plot and character details are under wraps. Ol Parker (Ticket to Paradise) will direct, with Aaron Ryder and Andrew Swett to produce for Ryder Picture Company along with Goldstein; Kelly; and the trio of Lopez, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Benny Medina for Nuyorican Films. Courtney Baxter is exec producing for Nuyorican, which has a multiyear first-look deal with Netflix spanning features, TV series and unscripted content.

We were first to tell you about Netflix’s acquisition of the package in a heated bidding war last fall.

Gilpin is no stranger to Netflix, having earned three Emmy nominations for her work on the streamer’s series Glow.

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Kaitlyn Dever stars in the new limited series,Apple Cider Vinegar.

Inspired by true events, Dever takes on the role of Belle Gibson, a young woman who was at the center of a massive pseudoscience scam in Australia.

This week, Krista Smith brings back her 2019 interview with Dever. At the time, Dever received critical praise for her roles in Booksmartand Unbelievable. She also went on to release original music with her sister Mady in the duo band,Beulahbell.

Betty Gilpin stars in the gripping limited series, American Primeval.

Gilpin plays a mother fleeing from her past, with her young son, in the unforgiving and brutal wild west. But American Primeval is...

After two postponements due to the recent Los Angeles wildfires, the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards were at last held on Friday — and it was a big night for Shōgun.

FX’s acclaimed drama, which went into the evening with the most TV category nods, ultimately won in four of the five categories for which it was nominated, including trophies for Best Drama Series, Actor in a Drama (Hiroyuki Sanada), Supporting Actor in a Drama (Tadanobu Asano) and Supporting Actress in a Drama (Moeka Hoshi). Anna Sawai, however — nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series — ultimately lost out to Kathy Bates,...

Tituss Burgess is heading back to Broadway!

The six-time Emmy-nominated actor, best known for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, is going to play Mary Todd Lincoln in the hit play Oh, Mary! for a limited three-week engagement.

“Oh, Mary! blew me away when I saw it on Broadway. Cole Escola is a genius!” Tituss said in a statement. “The show is fresh and impossibly funny. I understand the role of Mary Todd Lincoln maybe a little too well. I’m over the moon with joy that I get to join the company at The Lyceum Theatre.”

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Cole Escola originated the role of Mary in the play that they also wrote. Betty Gilpin is currently starring as Mary and Tituss will take over on March 18 after she departs the show.

Tituss will perform a three-week run through April 6 and future casting will be announced at a later date.

Tituss Burgess will take over the lead role in Oh, Mary! this spring.

Burgess will play Mary Todd Lincoln for three weeks starting March 18 through April 6. He takes over the role from Betty Gilpin, who took over the role starting Jan. 21.

Cole Escola, who wrote the play, originated the role of Mary Off-Broadway and through the show’s Broadway transfer.

Burgess, known for his roles in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Schmigadoon!, has previously appeared on Broadway in Moulin Rouge!, Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid and more.

“Oh, Mary! blew me away when I saw it on Broadway. Cole Escola is a genius!” Burgess said. “The show is fresh and impossibly funny. I understand the role of Mary Todd Lincoln maybe a little too well. I’m over the moon with joy that I get to join the company at The Lyceum Theatre.”

Oh Mary! reimagines the life of Mary Todd Lincoln,...

Six-time Emmy Award-nominated actor Tituss Burgess will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in Cole Escola’s hit Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! for a limited three-week engagement in March.

“Oh, Mary! blew me away when I saw it on Broadway,” Burgess said in a statement. “Cole Escola is a genius. The show is fresh and impossibly funny. I understand the role of Mary Todd Lincoln maybe a little too well. I’m over the moon with joy that I get to join the company at The Lyceum Theatre.”

Burgess will begin his run on Tuesday, March 18, and play through Sunday, April 6. He will be the third actor to play the role, following Escola, who created it, and Betty Gilpin, currently in the show.

Burgess returns to the Broadway stage following his work in musicals Moulin Rouge!, Guys and Dolls, The Little Mermaid, and many more.

Filmmaker Cooper Raiff is a low-key indie darling, thanks to his charming leading and directing films like the SXSW Film Festival award winner "S#!thouse" and "Cha Cha Real Smooth," the latter of which won the Audience Award at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. If you haven't seen either of those movies, they're both worth your time, if only because both films feature Raiff as such a likable, lost twenty-something stuck in arrested development.

At the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, Raiff is staying in similar, familiar territory as one-half of the titular duo in "Hal & Harper," but he enters a new arena by writing and directing this project as an eight-episode TV series that he spent six years writing before getting it financed and shooting the 300-page project in just 50 days. The labor of love comes with all the hearty laughs and heartstring-pulling emotions that made Raiff previous cinematic entries such wonderful experiences.

Since the end of Game of Thrones, creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss have focused much of their energy on 3 Body Problem, an ambitious, challenging sci-fi series on Netflix. But while we wait for the second season of that show, they're serving as executive producers on a couple others. That includes Death By Lightning, based on the 2011 novel Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Miller.

Death by Lightning (a much shorter but still punchy title) is about the 20th president of the United States, James Garfield. He was inaugurated as president in 1881, a time when the country was still healing from the wounds of the Civil War. He was considered effective, but was assassinated just nine months into his term.

When you think of presidential assassinations, the first to come to mind are probably Lincoln and Kennedy; I...

Scream Factory’s April home video line-up consists of 4K upgrades for Renfield, Sorority House Massacre, The Hunt, and Timecop.

2023 horror-comedy Renfield sinks its fangs into 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on April 1.

Chris McKay (The Tomorrow War) directs from a script by Ryan Ridley (“Rick and Morty”), based on an idea by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman.

Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage star with Awkwafina, Ben Schwartz, and Adrian Martinez.

Disc 1 – 4K Uhd:

Presented In Dolby Vision And Dolby Atmos Audio: DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 Surround, DTS-hd Master Audio 2.0, Dolby Atmos Audio Commentary With Producer Samantha Nisenboim, Screenwriter Ryan Ridley, Post-Production Editor Noah Cody, Supervising Sound Editor Nancy Nugent, Supervising Sound Editor John Marquis, Digital Colorist Supervisor David Cole, Visual Effects Supervisor Jamie Price, And Makeup Effects Artist Christien Tinsley

Disc 2 – Blu-ray:

Audio: DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 Surround, DTS-hd Master Audio 2.0, Dolby Atmos Audio Commentary With Producer Samantha Nisenboim, Screenwriter Ryan Ridley,...

Spoiler Alert !!!Spoilers for American Primeval ahead!

Netflix took a bold decision with American Primeval, a Western high-stakes drama miniseries. It’s set in the Utah Territory of the 1857 era and tries to paint a picture of people’s lives during the expansion of the American West.

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The story follows Sarah Holloway, who ventures on a journey and meets Isaac Reed across the way. It begins as an engaging survival story but soon goes into a downward spiral, leaving everyone utterly confused and disappointed.

American Primeval’s poorly executed plot twist Betty Gilpin as Sarah Rowell in American Primeval | Netflix

Netflix’s American Primeval should be credited for initially drawing viewers into its unforgiving and grim world. The tension reaches its peak when enemies begin to relentlessly pursue Sara and Isaac across the frontier. But a significant twist in the final episode left a bitter taste in viewers’ mouths.

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Whether you’re recovering from a holiday hangover, desperately clinging to lofty resolutions, or staring at the weather in disbelief, the start of a new year can be rough. However, we’re choosing to kick January in the face with a Best of January: Celebrity Interviews + Shout-Outs round-up! One of the perks of working at JoBlo is speaking with individuals who make the art that entertains us, and today, we’d like to share some of the best interview spots, interactions, and accolades from celebrities across film, television, and beyond!

In our Best of January round-up, Castle‘s Molly Quinn discusses the thrill of going outside her comfort zone for the reality TV series Scare Tactics and contributing to a show she has loved since her youth. Next, JoBlo’s man on the street, JimmyO, speaks with Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. about Den of Thieves 2: Pantera.

Cooper Raiff’s latest work, “Hal & Harper,” delves into the intricate emotional world of two siblings. The story tracks Hal (Raiff) and Harper (Lili Reinhart), whose lives remain deeply impacted by their mother’s death. Raiff, serving as writer, director, and lead actor, examines their complex relationship with nuanced storytelling.

The eight-episode series probes the siblings’ interconnected experiences after their mother’s passing. Their father (Mark Ruffalo) retreats into emotional isolation, leaving Hal and Harper to wrestle with their shared grief during early adulthood. Each scene explores how personal loss can profoundly shape individual paths and familial connections.

The narrative moves between moments of lightness and profound sadness, revealing the complicated spectrum of human emotions. By presenting raw, unfiltered interactions, the series creates a deeply personal portrait of two individuals struggling to understand themselves through their collective pain.

Threads of Codependency: An Exploration of Hal & Harper’s Characters

“Hal...

Sometimes, the first interaction between two characters tells you everything you need to know about their dynamic. When Hal (Cooper Raiff) clambers in through his sister Harper’s (Lili Reinhart) bedroom window at 3 a.m. so that they can go to McDonald’s, it’s clear that this isn’t your average sibling relationship. They have almost no boundaries, they talk constantly, and are more or less the center of each other’s lives. It’s endearing and obviously unhealthy, and Hal & Harper—which Raiff also created, wrote, and directed—spends eight funny, fraught episodes exploring how they ended up this way, and where they go from here.

The story picks up as Hal is fumbling his way through a college course that he doesn’t really care about while Harper is stuck in a soulless office job and a long-term relationship that she’s no longer fully invested in but...

Netflix debuted its first look Friday for “Death by Lightning,” a new drama about the true story of the 20th president of the United States, James Garfield, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau — the man who would come to kill him.

The limited series, which is based on the Candice Millard novel “Destiny of the Republic,” will premiere on the streamer later this year and stars Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Shannon.

Other cast members include Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman, , Laura Marcus, Bradley Whitford, Shea Whigham, Paula Malcomson, Tuppence Middleton, Archie Fisher, Barry Shabaka Henley, Željko Ivanek, Kyle Soller, Ben Miles, Vondie Curtis Hall, Shaun Parkes and Alistair Petrie.

“Death by Lightning” is created and written by Mike Makowsky, who executive produces alongside David Benioff, D.B. Weiss, Bernie Caulfield and director Matt Ross.

The project marks the third series to come from Benioff and Weiss following their overall deal with Netflix.

Netflix has greenlit a new TV adaptation of “Little House on the Prairie,” the beloved book series written by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Rebecca Sonnenshine will serve as showrunner and executive producer on the new series. Joy Gorman Wettels of Joy Coalition will also executive produce along with Trip Friendly for Friendly Family Productions, Dana Fox, and Susanna Fogel. CBS Studios and Anonymous Content Studios will produce for Netflix. Friendly is the son of Ed Friendly, who executive produced the original “Little House on the Prairie” TV series.

“’Little House on the Prairie’ has captured the hearts and imaginations of so many fans around the world, and we’re excited to share its enduring themes of hope and optimism with a fresh take on this iconic story,” said Jinny Howe, vice president of drama series for Netflix. “Rebecca’s vision threads the needle with an emotional depth that will delight both...

There are so many shows and movies on Netflix these days. New releases arrive, and some others get canceled or end their time on the platform. You can, of course, keep up with all those arrivals and exits on here. Let’s also help you keep up with what to watch by sharing the global top five English shows and movies from Tudum. The list has just been updated for the week ending Sunday, January 26.

The top five movies see a slight surprise as Carry-On, the Die Hard-style airport drama with Taran Egerton slides out after just two weeks. Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz in their 2010 comedy action caper Knight And Day are also gone. There is a neat mix of emotional drama that will tug on the heartstrings in the two new entries into the five.

When it comes to the top five shows, you can see the...

“I don’t know if you caught this, but we avoided black,” “American Primeval” assistant costume designer Mila Hermanovski told IndieWire. “For the most part, black was reserved only for the Mormons.”

That feels right for a show that finds the deepest gray in every situation. In keeping with the latest wave of Western projects, the eight-part Netflix series (directed by Peter Berg) is precise in the ways in which it eviscerates any lingering notions John Wayne or Laura Ingalls Wilder might have left of the wild wild West. Set during the 1857 Utah War, “American Primeval” spins off in several directions but always returns to Betty Gilpin’s Sara, on the run with her little boy and at the mercy of their reluctant guide Isaac (Taylor Kitsch). He’s not as dangerous as Sara fears (at least not towards her); she’s far more capable of violence than he expects.

The annual winter Broadway Week 2-for-1 ticket promotion – it’s actually several weeks, but no one’s complaining – arrived January 21, and as usual the promotion took a bite into grosses, with total attendance holding steady from the previous week but receipts dropping 11%.

In all, the 29 shows grosses $29,614,804, with total attendance at 246,230. Average ticket price for the week ending January 26 was $120.27, about $13 cheaper than the previous week.

Making a promising arrival was Redwood, the new musical starring Idina Menzel, the crowd-pleasing original star of Wicked and Rent. Directed by Tina Landau, the musical played two previews, selling out and grossing $397,117 at the Nederlander. Opening night is February 13.

In its official opening week, the Pulitzer Prize-winning English took in $264,480 for three previews and five regular performances, filling about 81% at the Todd Haimes. Last week’s good reviews could prompt an upturn in business.

The popular comedy Oh, Mary! saw a slight dip...

The new musical Redwood, starring Idina Menzel, had a strong start last week, bringing in close to $400,000 across its first two preview performances.

The musical, which marks Menzel’s first return to Broadway since starring in the 2014-2015 musical If/Then, played to 100 percent capacity with an average ticket price of $172.21. The show, in which Menzel plays a grieving mother who finds solace in the woods of Northern California, is scheduled to open at the Nederlander Theatre Feb. 13.

A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical announced late Saturday that it will play its final performance Feb. 23, after opening on Broadway Nov. 11. The news came as the musical saw the lowest gross of its run last week, at $479,348, and the show played to a capacity of 65 percent at Studio 54.

Wicked again topped the industry grosses for the week, bringing in $2.4 million, followed by Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald, which brought in $1.8 million,...

American Primeval is one of the most popular Netflix shows of 2025 so far! After fans tuned in for the first season of the series, everyone is looking for another Western series to watch. If that describes you and your search, we have you covered!

The new series from writer Mark L. Smith and director Peter Berg follows a mother and her son, Sara and Devin, played by Betty Gilpin and Preston Mota, on a journey West in 1857. After getting caught up in an attack, Sara and Devin find themselves in the middle of a conflict between the US Army, Brigham Young and the Mormon people, and the Indigenous people. With the help of Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch), Sara tries to stay a step ahead of those who wish her harm.

There's already some chatter about a possible prequel series, so while we wait for more information, you should check out...

During one of many flashback scenes scattered intermittently throughout “Hal & Harper,” a 9-year-old Harper (played by 28-year-old Lili Reinhart) sits in the bedroom she shares with her 7-year-old brother Hal (played by 27-year-old Cooper Raiff). Hal, already a hyperactive people-pleaser before he could spell either one of those words, fills the brief silence before falling asleep with questions. “Did you finish that book you were reading? Did you like it?” “‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’?” Harper says. “No, not yet. It’s about this family where everyone’s super lonely but then it gets even worse because they withdraw and they just become selfish and so miserable.” Then, looking at her wide-eyed, impressionable little brother, she adds, “But maybe it gets better.”

The parallels between Harper’s book report and what her own family is going through are unmistakable, even for a first-grader like Hal. Their father (Mark Ruffalo...

Cooper Raiff has made a name for himself in just a few short years with his indie dramedies Shithouse and Cha Cha Real Smooth, achieving acclaim from critics and audiences alike. His latest project, Hal & Harper, an independent television project produced in full — a rarity these days — sees Raiff make his biggest swing yet without losing sight of the core humanity that makes his work so special.

Hal & Harper Review

Hal & Harper tells the story of two codependent siblings who grow up with their single father, through the years from their childhood into their adulthood. We see their upbringing and how their relationships with one another and their father affect their individual relationships as adults, resulting in an exploration of how the messiness of our childhood can translate into messiness in adulthood.

With each project, Raiff has gotten more confident behind the camera — and presumably better funded.

Cooper Raiff’s film “Cha Cha Real Smooth” sold to Apple for $15 million in 2022, but his wasn’t the first, nor the last to notch such a deal at a festival. That’s not to say it was easy, but with Raiff’s new project, he doesn’t even have that track record to fall back on.

Raiff’s latest project is “Hal & Harper,” an 8-part dramedy series being presented in Sundance’s Episodic section. The series stars Lili Reinhart, Mark Ruffalo, Betty Gilpin, and Raiff, and is one of the higher profile series to ever play in Park City. The rub is, there’s very little precedent for an Episodic project to find a distributor on the sales market at Sundance. People aren’t coming to Sundance with a pot of money set aside to buy shows the way they are with movies. And for all the idiosyncratic series out there,...

Hollywood is heading up the mountain for what’s possibly one of the final Sundance Film Festivals to be held in the posh ski-resort town of Park City. It’s a place that’s hosted its fair share of all-night bidding wars, where films ranging from “Reservoir Dogs” and “Napoleon Dynamite” to “Brooklyn” and “The Big Sick” landed massive deals before going on to box office, and in some cases, Oscar glory. But it’s also been the setting of some frenzied sales that didn’t always pay off, like “Happy, Texas”or “Blinded by the Light.”

Sundance has already announced the festival is considering decamping Utah for Ohio or Colorado in 2027. Even if it does stay in the state, the focus of the festival will shift to Salt Lake City, which is better positioned than Park City to host the crowds that the celebration of movies attracts. So will...

While we were eager to tell you last year about Sundance premieres starring Kristen Stewart and Pedro Pascal, the unlikely “Thelma” became the true indie success story of 2024. Unexpected buyer Magnolia Pictures turned the June Squibb film into a hit, opening the doors for other buyers to take their own risks this year.

Heading into 2025, uniqueness is the name of the game, as is picking out the discovery that you won’t see coming, and not necessarily the movie with the big cast, commercial pedigree, or crowdpleaser premise. Last year, we were pretty spot on with “A Real Pain” and “My Old Ass” surviving the long haul, and we were among the few to tell you about “It’s What’s Inside” before Netflix plunked down $17 million to buy it; we were way off on a few others.

The below list is not a collection of movies certain to sell or do so for eight figures,...

American Primeval is the most popular Netflix show of 2025 so far! It's still early, but fans want to know if American Primeval season 2 is happening and what's next for the series from writer Mark L. Smith and director Peter Berg.

American Primeval starring Betty Gilpin and Taylor Kitsch premiered on Netflix on Jan. 9 and has been a huge hit for Netflix since then. The series follows Sara (Gilpin) on her journey West in 1857 with her young son, Devin (Preston Mota). After Sara and Devin are caught up in the Mountain Meadows Massacre, Isaac Reed (Kitsch) tries to lead them to safety, but dangers lurk in these lands. The series was inspired by real events.

While the American Primeval ending doesn't necessarily set up a clear second season, there's definitely some story left to be explored in American Primeval season 2. It doesn't sound like Berg and Smith are interested in taking the story in that direction.

In the world of television, whether that's network TV or streaming, there's constantly renewals and cancellations. It can be hard when we have to say goodbye to a show we love, but that's just the reality of it sometimes. However, what really hurts is when you get the news that a series has been renewed, and then that decision is reversed.

Over the last few years, that's happened to a quite a number of shows for various reasons. For some, it was the pandemic in 2020. Others, the 2023 writers and actors strikes took a toll. And then there are certain productions that are cancelled and the decision to bring them back was reversed, with no explanation given. As mentioned, there's a good number of series' that have experienced this. But here's four that we're disappointed by the most.

Glow

After three wonderful seasons, initially fans of Glow on Netflix got the...

Betty Gilpin just made her Broadway debut!

The Emmy Award-nominated actress took her first bow in the hit play Oh, Mary! on Tuesday night (January 21) at the Lyceum Theatre in New York City.

Betty took over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln from the show’s original star and writer Cole Escola, who departed the play this past weekend. She is joined in the cast by newcomers Phillip James Brannon as Mary’s Husband and Chris Renfro as Mary’s Teacher, as well as original stars Bianca Leigh as Mary’s Chaperone and Tony Macht as Mary’s Husband’s Assistant.

Oh, Mary! is the first show in the 121-year history of the Lyceum Theatre to ever gross more than $1 million in a single week and the show has since broken its own box office record eleven times.

Betty will star in the play for a limited 8-week engagement through...

Movies and TV shows can’t just have a great story, they need to captivate audiences with a blend of compelling characters, world-building, and emotional depth. In today’s competitive entertainment industry, even the most engaging stories can fall short without a balance of fresh perspectives and on-point aesthetics.

Andrew Lincon as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead | Credits: AMC

AMC’s The Walking Dead is a series that, while revolutionary in its prime, has struggled to maintain the same level of cultural relevance over time. Meanwhile, Netflix’s new Western drama American Primeval has gained immense popularity. So, what went wrong with The Walking Dead? Let’s find out.

The Walking Dead is a cultural sensation Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee in The Walking Dead | Credits: AMC

The Walking Dead has cemented itself as a cultural phenomenon, redefining apocalyptic storytelling. From its record-breaking viewership to its expansive universe of spin-offs and merchandise,...

The revival of Our Town, starring Jim Parsons, Zoey Deutch and Katie Holmes, ended its limited run Sunday at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre with its highest gross yet.

The Thornton Wilder revival, directed by Kenny Leon, brought in $1.08 million last and played to 95 percent capacity, with an average ticket price of $134.51. The play opened on Broadway on Oct. 10.

Wicked remained the top grossing show in the industry for the week, bringing in $2.6 million, followed by Hamilton with $1.9 million and Gypsy with $1.89 million. The Great Gatsby brought in $1.85 million as lead Jeremy Jordan celebrated his last week in the show before joining the musical Floyd Collins this spring. The Lion King rounded up the top five with $1.7 million.

In Cole Escola’s last scheduled week in Oh,Mary!, the show brought in $1.25 million and played to 100 percent capacity at the Lyceum Theatre. Betty Gilpin takes over the lead role starting Tuesday,...

Broadway said a few so-longs last week, with the star-studded Our Town ending its limited run and some original cast members of Oh, Mary! and The Great Gatsby giving way to replacements. Ticket-buyers were there to see everyone off.

Our Town, the Thornton Wilder classic starring Jim Parsons, Katie Holmes, Ephraim Sykes and Zoey Deutch, among others, had its best week since opening last fall: The revival at the Ethel Barrymore grossed $1,084,024 for its final week, up $128,404 from the previous week. Just more than 95% of seats were occupied.

Oh, Mary! star (and creator) Cole Escola played their final week in the title role of Mary Todd Lincoln (American Primeval‘s Betty Gilpin takes over tonight for an eight-week run). The comedy has been selling out for months, and Escola’s final performances were no exception. Oh, Mary! grossed $1,253,871 for the week ending January 19.

The Great Gatsby, meanwhile, said goodbye to...

The Sundance Film Festival remains the largest independent film festival in the United States, and as was the case in both 2023 and 2024, the 2025 edition will be in a hybrid format, with screenings in Park City and Salt Lake City, Ut, along with limited selections available online for viewers across the United States. This provides cinephiles ample opportunity to check out some of the most exciting indie cinema that will be coming your way this year.

FandomWire is delighted to again be covering the Sundance Film Festival, but this year, for the first time in person in Park City, Utah! We will be reviewing many of the films we see on the ground, but for now, we wanted to let you know about some of the films we have gotten the opportunity to see early and you won’t want to miss.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear in One to One: John & Yoko...

The brutal new Western, American Primeval, stars Betty Gilpin, in a role that is drastically different from her most famous character in Glow. Gilpin has been acting since 2008, but her career break came through playing the polarizing Dr. Carrie Roman in Nurse Jackie. Gilpin's career rose throughout the 2010s, with appearances in Elementary and Masters of Sex, before playing the soap star Debbie Eagan (a.k.a. Liberty Belle) in Glow. American Primeval is one of the best Westerns on Netflix, but as many of Gilpin's previous roles have been in dramas, this treads new ground for her.

Westerns like Yellowstone tend to be more like soaps, casting the reality of the American Wild West in a softer light. That said, American Primeval verges on horror at times and is not afraid to show gore. Though the series appears to start with the story of a woman and her son...

Kevin Costner seems to have lost his footing in the Old West. With his Yellowstone exit and the disastrous outcome of the first part of his passion project Horizon, Costner has fallen far as an actor and filmmaker. A couple of years earlier, he was the revered cowboy character John Dutton, whom everyone seemed to love.

Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin in a still from American Primeval | Credits: Netflix

Netflix brings its own Western drama to life in a six-part miniseries and it is surprisingly far better than Costner’s Horizon. American Primeval, starring Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin, is set during the Utah War and focuses on the real-life Mountain Meadows Massacre. The series has earned great reviews from viewers, causing more trouble for Costner.

American Primeval‘s success would rub salt on Kevin Costner’s wound Taylor Kitsch in a still from American Primeval | Credits: Netflix

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Since its Netflix debut on January 9, American Primeval has been making headlines as one of the most brutal, gritty must-watch Western sagas ever to grace our television screens.

Taking place in 1857 Utah, the series follows fugitive mother Sara Roswell (Betty Gilpin) and her son Devin (Preston Mota) as they navigate the lawless terrain with their guide, Isaac Reed (Taylor Kitsch). It depicts the bloody, violent collision of early American settlers with indigenous tribes, cultists, religion, bounty hunters, the U.S. government, and ruthless ole Mother Nature herself.

In the wake of its success, questions abound as to whether the story is based on actual events. The answer, my dear friends, is yes, American Primeval is based on the true and deadly story of the Mountain Meadows Massacre. It also portrays real-life people. Director Peter Berg said he found inspiration for American Primeval in 2020 after reading a story about the Utah War.

American Primeval is Netflix's response to the latest rise in Western projects in Hollywood, and while it's a hit among audiences, the critics are a little bit more hesitant to buy into its story. The TV miniseries, created and written by Mark L. Smith, is partially inspired by a true story. American Primeval primarily revolves around the Mountain Meadows Massacre during the Utah War in 1857. It focuses on the fight between Native Americans, settlers, and Mormons over the Utah Territory and how all the groups turned to violence to gain control of the land in the Old West.

Given American Primeval's story, the Western genre's comeback, and the show's stellar cast (which includes Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin), it's not surprising it has been sitting at the top of Netflix's charts. The miniseries has experienced massive success since its premiere on January 9, 2025. However, while American Primeval's impressive...

American Primeval creator and director Peter Berg gives a surprising update on the chances of a spinoff. American Primeval has quickly established itself as a hit since it premiered in early January. The ultra-violent Western consists of six episodes, with The Revenant's Mark L. Smith writing the script. It takes place in 1857 during the Utah War, focusing on the Mountain Meadows Massacre. Isaac (Friday Night Lights actor Taylor Kitsch) and Sara (Glow's Betty Gilpin) are at the center of the story, as their journeys anchor the surrounding chaos.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Berg responded to the idea that Isaac would be a solid choice as the focus of a prequel. Berg, who is known for directing films such as Patriots Day and Friday Night Lights, reveals that there are talks underway about an American Primeval spinoff and that it would be an approach they would...

[This story contains mild spoilers from Netflix’s American Primeval.]

In a television landscape where Taylor Sheridan has largely cornered the market on stories about western expansion with Yellowstone and its spinoffs 1883 and 1923, American Primeval has stood out for its exploration of the Utah Territory and the role settlers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Lds) played in halting migration to the area. The efforts of which culminated in the gruesome 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre, depicted in the Netflix miniseries, that left some 120 travelers dead.

The six-episode Western drama written and created by Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg, follows the journey of Sara (Betty Gilpin), a woman on the run, who seeks out a guide at Fort Bridger in Wyoming to assist her in transporting her young son Devin (Preston Mota) to his father in Missouri. It’s at the fort founded by Jim Bridger (Shea Whigham) that she encounters Isaac Reed...

Although no official word has been given from Netflix, at least one of the show's executives hopes American Primeval will be given the green light for Season 2.

American Primeval is a new Netflix series that explores the western expansion of America. Specifically, the show features a violent outlook on the fight to gain control of the West, specifically when it comes to religion and culture.

The series stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, and several other major actors and premiered on Netflix on January 9.

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American Primeval episode 6, the series finale, begins shortly after the events of episode 5. Virgil (Jai Courtney) and the bounty hunters finally caught up with Sara (Betty Gilpin). Virgil ties her up on a horse and heads for Fort Bridger, trying to put as much distance between themselves and Isaac (Taylor Kitsch) as possible.

Elsewhere, Abish (Saura Lightfoot-Leon) has convinced Red Feather (Derek Hinkey) and the Shoshone that the Mormons led by Wild Bill (Alex Breaux) and James Wolsey (Joe Tippett) will not stop looking for her until she is killed. At this point, she is the only remaining survivor from the attack that they know about. She's the one who could pin the attack on Brigham Young's forces, so they need to eliminate her. After they wiped out the US Army forces, they'll be heading to the Shoshone next.

Isaac rescues Sara and kills Virgil

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American Primeval has improved drastically on Rotten Tomatoes following a disappointing early score. Created by Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg, the hit Netflix Western chronicles the lives of a handful of characters in the American West and the often violent ways in which they collide in a lawless frontier. American Primeval reviews haven't all been glowing from critics and the show, which stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, and Saura Lightfoot Leon, debuted to a lackluster 43% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes earlier this month from seven reviews.

Now, with more reviews having been added, American Primeval is sitting at a much more respectable 62% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes from 39 reviews. This new score means the show is no longer designated "Rotten" as it was initially, but this could still evolve as more reviews are added. The Netflix series now also has an audience score, and that's...

Right at the top of 2025, Taylor Kitsch landed his latest television series hit with the release of American Primeval on Netflix. The series dropped on Jan. 9 and has remained in the daily top 10 most popular ranking since its release. But if you're a fan of the actor, then you know this isn't his first rodeo on the small screen.

In fact, his breakthrough role was in a television series you might have heard of called Friday Night Lights. Ring any bells? Of course it does! He played the troubled bad boy football player Tim Riggins that stole everyone's hearts. But between American Primeval and Friday Night Lights, Kitsch has starred in plenty more shows.

After watching his new hit Netflix limited series, are you looking to add more Taylor Kitsch to your watch list? We're sharing six of the series he has starred in and suggesting whether to watch or skip each title.

Members of the Mormon community shared their thoughts on the new historical drama American Primeval. 

Centered around the Utah War of 1857, the hit new Netflix mini-series transports viewers back in time to an oft-forgotten moment in American History when the Mormon church feuded with not only local indigenous groups by the U.S. government itself. 

The series boasts an A-list cast including Friday Night Lights actor Taylor Kitsch and Glow's Betty Gilpin, all (for the most part) portraying real people from that time.

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American Primeval episode 4 ends with the Mormons learning the US Army is about to attack thanks to a traitor in the US Army's ranks. We know Wild Bill and Brigham Young will not let that happen, and it sets up a major showdown between the Mormons and the US Army in American Primeval episode 5.

In addition, Devin (Preston Mota) just broke his leg after getting it stomped on by a horse. Isaac (Taylor Kitsch), Sara (Betty Gilpin), and Two Moons (Shawnee Pourier) take shelter in a convenient cabin while Devin heals.

Overall, American Primeval episode 5 is the shortest episode of the season. You'll notice this recap is notably shorter, as well, compared to the other American Primeval recaps. While there are some major events, the penultimate episode moves the many pieces around for clashes in the finale.

The Mormons attack Captain Dellinger and the US Army forces

In the first scene of American Primeval,...

Netflix's new Western series has become a global success. Producing original movies and TV shows since the early 2010s, the streaming service's catalog of Western content now offers a diverse range of stories exploring the rugged charm of the American frontier. Longmire was A&e's highest-rated original drama before Netflix picked it up in 2014, starting with season four, and releasing the sixth and final season in 2017. Around that same time, the Western miniseries Godless was also released on Netflix to rave reviews.

The Coen brothers' Western anthology film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, was released on Netflix in 2018, presenting six separate tales that blend humor and tragedy and showcase the unpredictability of frontier life. The Harder They Fall, released on Netflix in 2021, is one of the few Westerns with a predominantly Black cast, showcasing a diverse narrative and fresh perspective within the genre. Now, Netflix's new Western series, which...

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American Primeval is a Western thriller drama series created by Mark L. Smith. The Netflix series is set in 1857 during the Utah War, and it revolves around the violent feuds and schemes to gain control over the American West. American Primeval stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Derek Hinkey, Joe Tippett, Jai Courtney, Preston Mota, Shawnee Pourier, and Shea Whigham. So, if you loved the gritty Western backdrop, thrilling story, and compelling characters in American Primeval, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Hell on Wheels is a Western thriller drama series created by Joe and Tony Gayton. The AMC series follows Cullen Bohannon, a former Confederate soldier who joins the railroad construction to find the Union soldiers who killed his wife and son during the Civil War.