Johnson wants people to leave the theater with an appreciation for a lawman who never really got the accolades he deserved. "We want them to know about this man, know about Bass Reeves," Johnson said.

A s one of the shows produced by Taylor Sheridon for Paramount+, it was widely assumed that Lawmen: Bass Reeves would get a pickup for season 2. Instead, almost six months have passed since the ...

One was the legendary lawman named Bass Reeves, who was played by Delroy Lindo . Now Reeves has a movie all of his own. It’s titled “Corsicana,” and it is scheduled to open on Friday.

Reeves was the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the Mississippi River, becoming a feared sheriff and marksman during the mid-1800s between Texas, Arkansas, and the Oklahoma territory.

Bass Reeves has one hell of a story. Born into slavery in Arkansas, he was forced by his owner to fight on the Confederate side of the Civil War. He escaped — legend has it, he beat up his owner ...

"Lawmen: Bass Reeves" has been telling the long overdue story of a real-life Western hero, the formerly enslaved Reeves (David Oyelowo), who became the first Black deputy U.S. marshal west of the ...

Another frontier lawman was Chris Madsen, a U.S. marshal during the years Reeves was active. Madsen served in the 6th Cavalry and is buried at the Richland Cemetery in Canadian County.

As a Black TV critic who loves Westerns, Eric Deggans really wanted to like this show. But he found the first four episodes were focused on being a Modern Western Epic, at the expense of Reeves' story ...

I mean, the reason it’s called ‘Lawmen: Bass Reeves’ is there’s a real intention to showcase other stories and characters that are maybe even less known than his. That’s certainly my hope.