Lawmen: Bass Reeves

About Lawmen: Bass Reeves

The story of Bass Reeves, the legendary lawman of the wild West, is brought to life. Reeves worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory, capturing over 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded—and is believed to be the inspiration for The Lone Ranger.

Paramount+'s Lawmen: Bass Reeves is a drama series. It ran for one season of 8 episodes between November 2023 and December 2023.

David Oyelowo leads the cast as Bass Reeves, Lauren E. Banks as Jennie Reeves, Demi Singleton as Sally Reeves, and Forrest Goodluck as Billy Crow. Production companies include 101 Studios, Bosque Ranch Productions, and MTV Entertainment Studios.

Shelv files it under wild west, u.s. marshal, freed slave, and miniseries. In the United States it streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads, and Paramount+ Amazon Channel.

1883, Hell on Wheels, and Lonesome Dove make useful companions to Lawmen: Bass Reeves. It scores 7.0 out of 10 from 189 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-MA rating.