The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has released a statement calling the recent streaming series "American Primeval" "dangerously misleading" and says it mischaracterizes LDS prophet Brigham Young.

Netflix's "American Primeval" has drawn criticism from the LDS Church for its portrayal of Brigham Young and historical events.

Movies or series based on religion or culture have always found themselves surrounded by backlashes and controversies.

While acknowledging that “American Primeval” is a work of historical fiction, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints derided in a Friday news release the “dangerously misleading” treatment of true events and people in the Netflix miniseries.