As you may have realized by now, I am always tracking what series is at the top of the charts on Netflix, and now I think we’re seeing a whole new era of this emerge. The WWE Monday Night RAW era.

The final battles of American Primeval leave a few of our main characters standing at the end, meaning Betty Gilpin, Preston Mota, and Shawnee Pourier could all return for a second season. Shea Whigham as Brigham Young could also reprise his role if the series is renewed.

Netflix’s new historical drama “American Primeval” is currently the No. 1 series on the site. But how much of the show and its characters are based on the 1857 Utah War?

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.

Here's everything you need to know about the possibility of 'American Primeval returning for a second season on Netflix.

A brutally violent but compelling Western starring Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin, Netflix's ‘American Primeval’ is a fascinating tale.

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

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.