Taylor Kitsch stars on Netflix's "American Primeval," playing a dangerous man in the Old West. It's a major departure from "Friday Night Lights."

"All I’ve ever wanted to do is disappear into different characters," Kitsch says. "It’s never been about leading a show or be

Taylor Kitsch reveals he had to have foot surgery after a stunt got "messy" on the set of his new Netflix Western 'American Primeval'.

Over a decade after headlining a pair of all-time box office bombs, Taylor Kitsch is ruling the Netflix charts thanks to his grisly new Western show.

After sitting on top of the Netflix top 10 list for a while, American Primeval, the limited series starring Taylor Kitsch, is now down to #2 thanks to the arrival of Monday Night

On Dec. 11, Deadline reported that a “Friday Night Lights” reboot series will air on Peacock. It will come from original showrunner Jason Katims, original series director Peter Berg, and producer Brian Grazer. Berg and Kitsch are currently working together again on “American Primeval.”

Other Netflix subscribers followed suit, with many noting how brutal the six-part series is, as well as how emotional they feel over the events that play out. Other audience reactions from X include: American Primeval on Netflix with Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin is awesome!

American Primeval — Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin star in a six-episode limited series set in 1857, at the height of westward expansion. And now Taylor Sheridan is kicking himself, because that's the one year he forgot to copyright. (Netflix)

Taylor Kitsch Is opening a nature retreat on his land in Bozeman, Mont., as a "tip of the hat" to his sister Shelby Kitsch-Best getting sober from opioids. In the mid-2010s, the 'Friday Night Lights' alum took time off to help his sister through her addiction.

A month after Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone wrapped its five-season run on Paramount Network, viewers clamoring for a new televised Western have found their answer on Netflix. American Primeval, a new limited series that thrusts audiences into the brutal and volatile world of the American West,

The Western drama 'American Primeval' just hit Netflix on January 9, and it's already claimed the number one spot on the streaming service's list of most-watched shows. Find out more here.

Not just any star, Kitsch is also celebrated for his portrayal of Tim Riggins in NBC's Friday Night Lights, where he shared the screen with Minka Kelly. The drama off-screen is just as palpable, with Kelly revealing in her tell-all book Tell Me Everything their connection was far from perfect.