american primeval tells the story of the mountain meadows massacre and everything that followed that event in 1857. Netflix wanted a way to explain to viewers all of the various tribes and settlers who lived in the surrounding areas of america at that time.

we dove deep into the history of this moment to map out the regions that each tribe and settlement occupied at that time. then we laid out visually set it up in a way that the viewer could move between each area while seeing a moment from the show that corresponded. the result is this map explainer piece that hopefully helps the viewers of this amazing show visualize the set pieces and eventual conflict that ensued.

created at zealot. special thanks to carlie lindower, dane hopkins, and john henry theisen for helping to bring this vision to life.