There's a new update about American Primeval season 2 on Netflix that is rather surprising to hear for fans of the show.

With American Primeval Season 1 winding up recently, many are eager to know whether a Season 2 is planned. Created by Mark L. Smith, the Western series follows a mother and son, who leave behind the past and start anew with a new family.

Created by Friday Night Lights ’ Peter Berg, American Primeval, starring Betty Gilpin, Taylor Kitsch and Dane DeHaan, is a gritty western following a mother and son fleeing from their past while confronting a the harsh landscape of the American West.

American Primeval has had a lot of time in the sun since its debut on January 9, spending most of the time since then at #1 on Netflix. At least in the US. Now, it’s been booted down to #2 for the second time, and not just by a night of WWE RAW.

This unsparingly grim Netflix western draws from a tradition of works eager to push beyond sanitized frontier myths. Here’s a supplementary guide.