Taylor Kitsch rode horses with a broken foot on ‘American Primeval’: ‘I was in a boot for a lot of the show’

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(“The Revenant”) and directed by Peter Berg (“Friday Night Lights”), “American Primeval” is a historical drama set in 1857 America, in a volatile period when pioneers, Mormon militia, Native Americans and others are clashing as they try to survive the brutal environment.

The plot follows a mother, Sara (Betty Gilpin, “GLOW”), who is trying to cross a dangerous landscape with her son, Devin (Preston Mota).

The reclusive Isaac (Kitsch) is tasked with guiding her. “He’s kind of a protector. There is a bit of that in me,” said the “Friday Night Lights” star. “I think I can relate to that part of Isaac.”The ensemble cast includes devout Mormon Jacob Pratt (Dane DeHaan), Shoshone warrior Red Feather (Derek Hinkey), bounty hunter Virgil Cutter (Jai Courtney), mountain man pioneer Jim Bridger (Shea Whigham) and Mormon church leader Brigham Young (Kim Coates). “I got to spend time down in Wind River with some of the elders there and learn to speak Shoshoni, and educate myself and a lot of what happened in that culture, which has been incredible,” he explained of preparing for the role.Kitsch rose to fame starring as Tim Riggins in the NBC football drama “Friday Night Lights,” which is where he initially worked with Berg.

His other credits include Season 2 of HBO’s “True Detective,” starring as cult leader David Koresh in “Waco” and films “Battleship” (2012) and “Only the Brave” (2017).