"He Hates People": 'American Primeval' Creator Reveals Why Taylor Kitsch Is His Perfect Leading Man

There are few actor-director duos more fiercely loyal — or more deeply bonded — than Peter Berg and Taylor Kitsch. From Friday Night Lights to Lone Survivor, and now Netflix’s brutal frontier drama American Primeval, the two have forged a creative relationship built on mutual trust, shared taste, and, apparently, a healthy hatred for humanity: “He was the first call,” Berg said in a wide-ranging conversation with Taylor Sheridan. “Kitsch is as close to Isaac as you'll find that I know of as an actor. You know he hates people. He barely tolerates me.”