Taylor Kitsch reveals he had to have foot surgery after a stunt got "messy" on the set of his new Netflix Western 'American Primeval'.

I've never really been on a horse, so that was a big adjustment for me to learn how to ride – at least well enough for a camera to trick you guyss" said Taylor Kitsch.

Set during 1857's Utah War, 'American Primeval' lays out a world where love conquers little and indifference is the only path to survival. [REVIEW]

American Primeval — Taylor Kitsch and Betty Gilpin star in a six-episode limited series set in 1857, at the height of westward expansion. And now Taylor Sheridan is kicking himself, because that's the one year he forgot to copyright. (Netflix)

Not just any star, Kitsch is also celebrated for his portrayal of Tim Riggins in NBC's Friday Night Lights, where he shared the screen with Minka Kelly. The drama off-screen is just as palpable, with Kelly revealing in her tell-all book Tell Me Everything their connection was far from perfect.

Primeval is a new Netflix series which delves into the violent clash between religion and culture in the American West, with Taylor Kitsch leading the cast