David Oyelowo’s new western is on the way.
Paramount+ released the official trailer for Attorneys at Law: Bass Reeves on Tuesday, bringing plenty of action and star power with Dennis Quaid and Donald Sutherland among the cast.
Oyelowo. 47, plays the legendary Wild West lawman, a former slave who gained his freedom and became the first black U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River.
In the trailer, Oyelowo struggles with the burden of the badge—especially when it comes to his family.
“I took an oath to protect everyone,” Reeves says. “I’m not going to stop doing this.”
The ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ trailer shows Sheriff David Oyelowo carrying out his duties by any means necessary
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Quaid, 69, appears charismatic alongside Oyelowo in the trailer as Deputy US Marshal Sherrill Lynn, and Utherland, 88, portrays Judge Parker in the series — considered part Yellowstone universe.
The cast also includes Garrett Hedlund, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck and Barry Pepper.
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Dennis Quaid stars alongside Oyelowe as Deputy US Marshal Sherill Lynn.
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Executive producer and showrunner, Chad Feehan, shared how the idea for the series began after the trailer was released on Tuesday.
“Growing up in Texas, I heard a lot of stories about Bass Reeves,” he explained. “Somewhere in my childhood, that myth of Bass took firm root in my consciousness and never left. Then one day David Oyelowo invited me to dinner. He explained his seven-year journey to tell Bass’s story, where the myth of the man converged and diverged from reality, and why Bass’s life is more relevant than ever.”
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Oyelowe as Reeves in ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’.
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“I immediately went home and scoured the internet, read books and listened to podcasts. I became obsessed with what I didn’t know, all the nooks and crannies of Bass’ extraordinary life that aren’t regularly shared,” Feehan continued. “That spark of obsession turned into a raging fire of determination. , prompted by my desire to help David honor the legacy of Deputy US Marshal Bass Reeves.”
Feehan added: “More than anything, David, myself and many others sought to tell a story about the human condition and its undeniable universality, the emotionality that connects us all.”
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The new series is also executive produced by Oyelowo’s wife, Jessica Oyelowo Yellowstone visionary Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, David Permut, Christina Alexandra Voros, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin.
The series joins a long list of titles written and produced by Sheridan at Paramount+, including 1923, 1883, mayor of the municipality Kingstown and Tulsa King.
The Quaid confirmed his role in the Attorneys at Law: Bass Reeves back in January.
“Reeves was known as the greatest frontier hero in American history and was also believed to be the inspiration for The Lone Ranger,” Quaid wrote while discussing Reeves’ importance as a character at the time. “He worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer in Indian Territory, capturing more than 3,000 of the most dangerous criminals without ever being wounded. ”
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Attorneys at Law: Bass Reeves premiering November 5 on Paramount+.
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