Your next Taylor Sheridan obsession is nearly here. Paramount+ has just revealed the first trailer for “Lawean: Bass Reeves,” starring and produced by David Oyelowo, as well as the premiere date for the new series – Nov. 5. You can watch the trailer above.
Based on the true story of Bass Reeves, one of the first Black deputy U.S. marshals west of the Mississippi River (and the likely inspiration for the Lone Ranger), this is also the beginning of a new anthology series from Sheridan that will look at different law men through history.
Sheridan, of course, is the creator and overseer of “Yellowstone” and its various offshoots and other Paramount+ blockbusters like “Mayor of Kingstown,” “Tulsa King” and the recent “Special Ops: Lioness.” Chad Feehan created “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” which at one point was being eyed (and was even announced) as a spin-off of “1883,” before becoming its own series (and potential franchise).
Dennis Quaid,...
Based on the true story of Bass Reeves, one of the first Black deputy U.S. marshals west of the Mississippi River (and the likely inspiration for the Lone Ranger), this is also the beginning of a new anthology series from Sheridan that will look at different law men through history.
Sheridan, of course, is the creator and overseer of “Yellowstone” and its various offshoots and other Paramount+ blockbusters like “Mayor of Kingstown,” “Tulsa King” and the recent “Special Ops: Lioness.” Chad Feehan created “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” which at one point was being eyed (and was even announced) as a spin-off of “1883,” before becoming its own series (and potential franchise).
Dennis Quaid,...
- 9/7/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Shooting on “Bass Reeves” won’t start for a few months, but David Oyelowo is already prepping to play the legendary U.S. marshal whose exploits are said to have been the inspiration for the Lone Ranger.
We caught a glimpse of the western hero in HBO’s “Watchmen” (as played by Jamal Akakpo), but Oyelowo and “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan are giving us a whole limited series about the Black lawman whose story is long overdue. Oyelowo is producing through his Yoruba Saxon production company, along with Sheridan and 101 Studios, as part of his overall deal with ViacomCBS – just one of the many deals and projects on the busy “Selma” star’s plate.
“Some of my dream projects are coming to fruition, so it’s a very, very nice moment,” the actor told TheWrap during a recent interview.
Oyelowo, who currently stars in HBO Max’s “The Girl Before,...
We caught a glimpse of the western hero in HBO’s “Watchmen” (as played by Jamal Akakpo), but Oyelowo and “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan are giving us a whole limited series about the Black lawman whose story is long overdue. Oyelowo is producing through his Yoruba Saxon production company, along with Sheridan and 101 Studios, as part of his overall deal with ViacomCBS – just one of the many deals and projects on the busy “Selma” star’s plate.
“Some of my dream projects are coming to fruition, so it’s a very, very nice moment,” the actor told TheWrap during a recent interview.
Oyelowo, who currently stars in HBO Max’s “The Girl Before,...
- 2/10/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Alec Bojalad Oct 20, 2019
Watchmen episode 1 introduces an enigmatic Western lawman named Bass Reeves. Here is what to know about the real life figure.
The following contains spoilers for Watchmen episode 1.
Prior to the premiere of Watchmen, HBO and creator Damon Lindelof could have given viewers 100 guesses as to how the show based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ iconic superhero novel would begin. And precisely 0 people would have guessed “with a 1920s era silent film detailing the exploits of Bass Reeves: The Black Marshal of Oklahoma.”
But as you now know (if you honored the spoiler alert at the beginning of this article and actually watched Watchmen episode 1) that is precisely how the show begins. Yes, even the familiar yellow Watchmen text logo appears as part of the grainy silent film before the plot carries on to show about a minute and a half of a Bass Reeves adventure.
In the brief clip,...
Watchmen episode 1 introduces an enigmatic Western lawman named Bass Reeves. Here is what to know about the real life figure.
The following contains spoilers for Watchmen episode 1.
Prior to the premiere of Watchmen, HBO and creator Damon Lindelof could have given viewers 100 guesses as to how the show based on Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ iconic superhero novel would begin. And precisely 0 people would have guessed “with a 1920s era silent film detailing the exploits of Bass Reeves: The Black Marshal of Oklahoma.”
But as you now know (if you honored the spoiler alert at the beginning of this article and actually watched Watchmen episode 1) that is precisely how the show begins. Yes, even the familiar yellow Watchmen text logo appears as part of the grainy silent film before the plot carries on to show about a minute and a half of a Bass Reeves adventure.
In the brief clip,...
- 10/21/2019
- Den of Geek
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