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November 04 – November 11, 2023
Escape to justice: Life of first Black U.S. marshal explored in ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ BY JAY BOBBIN People make history every day, but there can only ever be one “first.” Beginning Sunday, Nov. 5, Paramount+ releases “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” the story of the first Black U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River. And while Reeves’ story may not be new to some viewers, it certainly is a piece of history steeped in cultural shifts, hard work and seemingly miraculous moments. For those interested in the Wild West and cowboy culture, the true tale of Bass Reeves is just the first of several “Lawmen” chronicles to come. A new addition to Academy Award-nominated writer, filmmaker and actor Taylor Sheridan’s western franchise, which includes “Yellowstone,” “1883” and “1923,” “Lawmen” is a new anthology series that plans to feature the life and work of a new legendary lawman (or possibly woman) as well as their affiliated outlaws each season. Releasing with two episodes right off the bat, “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” is an eight-episode season starring David Oyelowo (“See How They Run,” 2022) in the titular role. While Sheridan is attached as an executive producer, it is important to note that “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” is created by Texan writer/producer Chad Feehan, whose other projects include similar tales of interesting law enforcement
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characters such as Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” Cinemax’s “Banshee” and TNT’s “Southland.” Per the real-life marshal’s own obituary printed in the Muldrow Press on Jan. 21, 1910, Reeves “killed [14] men, but nothing more true could be said of him than that he did his duty, and the Federal officers and ex-Federal officers in Eastern Oklahoma mourn the death of old Bass Reeves.” The commemoration goes on the note Reeves’ contribution to ensuring law and order within the United States, including his “mind that knew not how to quail” and his “intensity of purpose that led him to follow criminals day and night.” Further to that end, the obit remarked that each of his 14 kills were committed out of self-defense and indicated a moral code and sense of honor unmatched by many of his contemporaries. Oyelowo, who portrays Reeves in the Paramount+ series, is no stranger to a complicated and meaty historical role on screen. Perhaps best known for starring as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 film “Selma,” Oyelowo lends a necessary gravity to the character of Reeves, a man who arrested more than “3,000 outlaws during the course of his career” (per the show’s official Viacom-CBS press release). Despite his successful career, the same news release also
notes some of the difficulties faced by Reeves, drawing particular attention to the fact that “the weight of the badge was heavy, and he wrestled with its moral and spiritual cost to his beloved family.” This central theme of the premiere season is one that’s expected to continue across the entirety of the “Lawmen” series. Joining Oyelowo onscreen for “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” are Dennis Quaid (“The Day After Tomorrow,” 2004), Bill Dawes (“Alaska Daily”), Joaquina Kalukango (“One Night in Miami...” 2020), Grantham Coleman (“Black Bear,” 2020), Lonnie Chavis (“This Is Us”), Margot Bingham (“She’s Gotta Have It”), Mo Brings Plenty (“Yellowstone”), Tosin Morohunfola (“Run the World”), Dale Dickey (“Hell or High Water,” 2016), Rob Morgan (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”), Ryan O’Nan (“Big Sky”) and Justin Hurtt-Dunkley (“Mare of Easttown”) in recurring roles. Well-known actors Shea Whigham (“Perry Mason”), Donald Sutherland (“M*A*S*H,” 1970) and Garrett Hedlund (“Tulsa King”) also appear in the series, as George Reeves, Judge Parker and posse man Garrett Montgomery, respec-
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