There's a new update about American Primeval season 2 on Netflix that is rather surprising to hear for fans of the show.

American Primeval creator shares tantalising detail about season 2 of Netflix series - ‘That’s the way we’d go if we do it,’ creator Peter Berg said

Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin led the gritty miniseries about a family's trek across the American West in 1857.

American Primeval has had a lot of time in the sun since its debut on January 9, spending most of the time since then at #1 on Netflix. At least in the US. Now, it’s been booted down to #2 for the second time, and not just by a night of WWE RAW.

Netflix’s American Primeval is grim and gory, but here’s why it’s a hit - COMMENT: With the western genre an increasingly difficult sell for audiences, the streamer’s gritty new series seems to have beaten the odds.

Jim Bridger, played by Shea Whigham, was a real life pioneer who built the town of Fort Bridger, which features in the series and was a real town. Brigham Young, played by Kim Coates, was also a real life figure. He was the head of the Mormon church at the time and had his own army known as the Nauvoo Legion.

A new Netflix series breaks "with the historical record in ways that may bemuse the average viewer but will likely displease any Latter-day Saints," a New York Times reviewer says.

With American Primeval Season 1 winding up recently, many are eager to know whether a Season 2 is planned. Created by Mark L. Smith, the Western series follows a mother and son, who leave behind the past and start anew with a new family.