THE NEW YORK TIMES
AMERICAN PRIMEVAL GETS ITS HANDS DIRTY:
Renée Read served as the Production Designer for the NETFLIX series AMERICAN PRIMEVAL, creating the show's gritty, 1857-era aesthetic for the early American Fur Trade and brutal colonial expansionism set in the Utah Territory. The series, which premiered in January 2025, is noted for its brutal look, which aimed to depict the era's savagery. The New York Times published an article detailing the production design and the team's extraordinary efforts.
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