Lawmen: Bass Reeves chronicles the legendary tale of the real-life Western hero, depicting his rise from a slave to a lawman with historical accuracy.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The new Paramount+ series Lawmen: Bass Reeves premiered on Sunday, November 5, 2023 after months of speculation and anticipation. Executive produced by star actor David Oyelowo and Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan, Lawmen: Bass Reeves will chronicle the origin of the historical figure who was born a slave before the Civil War and died a distinguished United States Marshall.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves episode 1 used the entire length of its 57-minute runtime to cover Reeves' origin story starting with his involuntary efforts to fight for the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Bass Reeves was born a slave in Crawford County, Arkansas in 1838 and was originally owned by William Steele Reeves, who was a prominent state legislator at the time.
Reeves was a slave under George Reeves until he reportedly beat him up and escaped after George cheated Bass at his chance at freedom as depicted in Lawmen: Bass Reeves episode 1. Remarkably, Bass was able to successfully flee Texas and integrate himself into the land and customs of the Seminole Nation, who lived in modern-day Oklahoma and potentially Kansas until he learned of his emancipation at the end of the Civil War in 1865.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves Takes Place In Texas, Arkansas, & Oklahoma Lawmen: Bass Reeves stays true to the historical accounts of the famed Old West lawmen by depicting the actual stomping grounds of Bass Reeves throughout the 1860s and most of the 1870s. Reeves stayed mostly in Indigenous Territory for the majority of his career as a lawman which began after Issac Parker, who is portrayed by Donald Sutherland in the Paramount+ series, was appointed the federal judge of the region in 1875.
Reeves had adopted several Indigenous languages while living in Indigenous Territory, which proved to be extremely resourceful in his law enforcement career and was a major factor in his initial hiring by Judge Parker. Reeves worked as a Deputy in Indigenous Territory and Western Arkansas from 1875 until 1893 when he was transferred to patrol in East Texas, just south of the Indigenous Territory.
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