Exclusive: Creator, Showrunner & EP Chad Feehan and director Damian Marcano talk Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Currently playing on Paramount+ is the highly anticipated original series LAWMEN: BASS REEVES, which premiered with two episodes on Sunday, Nov. 5.
The anthology series stars executive producer and Emmy Award nominee David Oyelowo, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck, Barry Pepper, Honorary Oscar recipient Donald Sutherland and Emmy Award nominee Dennis Quaid.
Executive produced by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and created for television by executive producer and showrunner Chad Feehan, the eight-episode season is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios, Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions and Oyelowo’s Yoruba Saxon exclusively for Paramount+.
LAWMEN: BASS REEVES will bring the legendary lawman and outlaws of the Wild West to life. Reeves (Oyelowo), known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, 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. LAWMEN: BASS REEVES is an anthology series with future iterations that will follow other iconic lawmen and outlaws who have impacted history.
The cast also includes Shea Whigham and Garrett Hedlund as guest stars, and, in recurring roles, Joaquina Kalukango, Lonnie Chavis, Grantham Coleman, Tosin Morohunfola, Dale Dickey, Rob Morgan, Ryan O’Nan, Margot Bingham, Mo Brings Plenty, Justin Hurtt-Dunkley and Bill Dawes.
In addition to Sheridan, Feehan and Oyelowo, the series is also executive produced by David C. Glasser, Jessica Oyelowo, David Permut, Christina Alexandra Voros, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari and David Hutkin.
Prior to Bass Reeves, Chad Feehan wrote and produced for BANSHEE and RAY DONOVAN. For Marcano, he’s directed episodes three and four of WINNING TIME: THE RISE OF THE LAKERS DYNASTY, two episodes of SNOWFALL and CLAWS. Marcano completed CHEE$E as a feature length movie which went on to win the Adam Yauch Hörnblowér Award at SXSW 2022. He also directed the first episode of the retooled STEP UP, after directing an episode of the series previously known as STEP UP: HIGH WATER.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales talks to Creator, Showrunner & EP Chad Feehan and director Damian Marcano about Lawmen: Bass Reeves
