American Primeval

American Primeval is Netflix’s 2025 limited series immersing viewers in the raw brutality and beauty of the untamed 19th-century American frontier. Visual effects play a crucial role in bringing this world to life, seamlessly blending practical and digital techniques to depict sweeping landscapes, intense battles and the unforgiving elements. From the visceral realism of gunfights and explosions to the intricate recreation of historical settings, the series uses cutting-edge VFX to ground its storytelling in historical authenticity while heightening the emotional and physical stakes of a savage, evolving America.

SCANable supported the production with 3D scanning, capturing cast body scans, props and point-cloud data that gave the series’ VFX teams accurate digital assets for their work.