Lawmen: Bass Reeves will depict the real-life Old West lawman Bass Reeves and is set to feature a number of notable actors in supporting roles.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Lawmen: Bass Reeves is based on the real-life lawman Bass Reeves, who was famously one of the first black law enforcement officers west of the Mississippi River. The Paramount+ show chronicles the origin and rise of Bass Reeves who was born a slave in Arkansas before the United States Civil War.
Donald Sutherland As Judge Parker Donald Sutherland plays the real-life Judge Issac Parker, who was appointed the federal judge of the Indigenous Territory where Reeves lived until 1875. Judge Parker was the historical figure who first made Reeves a deputy for the western district of Arkansas.
Forrest Goodluck As Billy Crow Forrest Goodluck plays Billy Crow, a young Cherokee man who aids Bass Reeves in four episodes of the series. Forrest Goodluck has notably appeared in the Academy Award-winning film The Revenant and the 2022 thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline. Goodluck also played Manny in the 2023 horror film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines and starred in the 2021 movie Cherry.
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