University of Utah sophomores Marcos Van Dalen and AJ Chanthamixay walk through the campus in Salt Lake City on Jan. 7. Universities are recruiting men who now account for just two out of five college degrees earned in the United States. (Kristin Murphy, Deseret News)

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Brigham Young is a prominent historical figure and a featured antagonist in Netflix's epic period Western series American Primeval.

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The show's depiction of hood-wearing, sinister Mormons slaughtering emigrants, US Army troops and Shoshone people all within a few days is a sensationalized fabrication intended to 'entertain.'

American Primeval, Netflix’s flashy (and quite gory) new series depicts the clash between zealous Mormons, imperial federal troops, crude trappers, and bloodthirsty Natives. Think Under the Banner of Heaven meets The Revenant.

Brigham Young isn't the only character in American Primeval that's based on a real-life person.