Netflix's new Western limited series American Primeval features Jim Bridger, played by Shea Whigham. But who is this mountain ...

Born in 1804, Jim Bridger became famous as a mountain man, trapper, and guide. His extensive knowledge of the wilderness and ability to navigate the complexities of the frontier earned him a ...

Jim Bridger is one of the most important characters in Netflix's American Primeval, and here is the real-life story behind ...

The Pete Berg-directed series mixes real-life characters with fictional ones. A real-life historical figure in American Primeval is Jim Bridger, played by Shea Whigham. Whigham’s character Jim Bridger ...

Caught in the middle of it all is none other than mountain man Jim Bridger. Portrayed by legendary character actor Shea ...

A Mountain Meadows Massacre historian and a Native American leader separate fact from fiction in "American Primeval." ...

It’s bleak. It’s bloody. It’s barbaric. It’s also the No. 1 TV show on Netflix. But what millions of viewers may misunderstand about “American Primeval” is that it is fictional.

Berg also responds to criticisms of the representation of Mormon church leader Brigham Young and the line he wouldn’t cross ...

Director Peter Berg, executive producer Eric Newman, Indigenous Consultant Julia O’Keefe, stars Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, ...

Located in present-day Wyoming, the modest fort included a blacksmith shop, a corral and a few log cabins, per the 1946 biography Jim Bridger, Mountain Man. “It was used by all the pioneers [and] the ...