Netflix's epic period Western series American Primeval is based on a handful of real-life events and historical figures with some altered details.

In the catalog of the modern western, a lot of space is given to stories focused on what is assumed to have been the sheer miserableness of life on the frontier. Viscous carpets of mud. Frigid snowscapes. Scalpings. Rapes. The sibilant impact of arrows puncturing flesh.

Was he somewhat responsible? Did he have nothing to do with it? Like we had to make choices," actor Kim Coates told Decider.

The American Primeval ending is reflective of the way the series started with epic death and destruction. We shared a list of the major deaths in the season finale.

Ahead, find out about the cast of American Primeval and their roles. Betty Gilpin’s Sara is a wealthy mother searching for her husband and father-in-law, setting out on a journey with her son Devin while also harboring a secret that threatens everything: She killed a man back in Boston and is now likely on the run.

American Primeval ’s director and executive producer Peter Berg ( Friday Night Lights) knows that depicting real events isn’t without its challenges, and while much of what’s depicted on screen is dramatized,

American Primeval is a massive Western epic, and here is every group and faction in the new Netflix miniseries and what they do in the show.