Is American Primeval returning for season 2?

Set in Utah in 1857, the series follows the journey of mother Sara Rowell and her young son Devin as they attempt to cross the harsh landscape and encounter numerous clashes between the US Army, the Mormon Church and Indigenous peoples along the way.

With the help of their guide Isaac, the mother and son duo manage to survive their ordeal, but will we be seeing them return for a second season?

Read on for everything we know so far about a potential American Primeval season 2.

Is American Primeval returning for season 2?

Netflix has yet to announce what the future holds for American Primeval, but it has been marketed as a miniseries, which would suggest it could only get a one-season run.

While creator and director Peter Berg has previously expressed a desire to revisit the story, it's looking like a prequel series is more likely than a true season 2 with a returning cast.

When asked about a potential prequel series focusing on Isaac in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter last week, Berg said: "We’re talking about it right now."

He continued: "Good pick. That’s the way we’d go if we do it, and I don’t know if we will, but that would be the way we would go."

In the same interview, Berg was asked whether this means there’s no chance of following Sara, Devin and Two Moons in a second season, to which he responded: "Well, one of the challenges there is that Shawnee and Preston, the actors that played Two Moons and Devin, we had enough trouble because the strike got us.

"We had to shut down for five months, and Preston went full puberty on us and gained three inches [in height] and his voice dropped and he started having hair on his face. It would be a real big time jump to keep that crew going, but the idea of looking backwards is really interesting to me."

Earlier in January, Berg told Decider: "After we wrapped and I looked at all the actors – the ones that were still alive – I felt such affection for them. And I do think there are many ways that we could go."

He added: "I've still got to thaw out from my time spent up on those mountains in the winter, but maybe if they got to lower ground, that wasn't quite as cold, we could. We could go back.

"As long as I don't have to have ice cleats again, I definitely will come back."

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Berg went on to say that he would be "up for discussing it" if Indigenous consultant Julie O'Keefe returned.

Watch this space for updates.

When could a potential American Primeval season 2 be released?

If it is given the thumbs up, we wouldn't expect it to arrive until 2026 at least.

Who could star in a potential American Primeval season 2?

It was curtains for Taylor Kitsch's Isaac, but there are plenty of others who could return, including:

• Betty Gilpin as Sara Rowell
• Preston Mota as Devin Rowell
• Shawnee Pourier as Two Moons

But it all depends on what direction the team wants to take the story in and which characters, new and returning, will be integral to that.

Is there a trailer for American Primeval season 2?

Not yet.

If another season is greenlit, the official trailer should arrive in the month leading up to the premiere. But we could get a sneak peek before.

All six episodes of American Primeval are now available to stream on Netflix – sign up from £4.99 a month. Netflix is also available on Sky Glass and Virgin Media Stream.

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