Lawmen: Bass Reeves
Summary
Lawmen : Bass Reevessets a new streaming record for Paramount+ . Created by Chad Feehan , the young Western series is about thereal - life peace officer Bass Reeves , one of the first sinister deputy U.S. US Marshals Service west of the Mississippi River . The show star David Oyelowo as the nominal lawman , alongside co - ace Dennis Quaid , Lauren E. Banks , Demi Singleton , and Forrest Goodluck .
According toDeadline , Lawmen : Bass Reeveshas become the most - rain buckets show on Paramount+ this yr . The show ’s first two episode rack up 7.5 million views globally in their first seven twenty-four hours on the platform . This is more than double the CBS broadcast totals forLawmen : Bass Reeves , which received 3.55 million views .
Why Lawmen: Bass Reeves Is So Successful?
Lawmen : Bass Reevesis co - executive produced by star Oyelowo and Taylor Sheridan . Sheridan is the talent behind another polish off Western series , Yellowstone . Because of this connection , it was in the beginning thought thatYellowstoneandLawmenshared the same universe , but this was by and by proven not to be rightful , asLawmen : Bass Reevesis a completely independent serial publication from the story ofYellowstone .
That said , Yellowstone ’s success has doubtlessly contribute to that ofLawmen : Bass Reeves . Sheridan has gain a positive reputation because ofYellowstone ’s success , reviving the Western genre for a mainstream audience . The universe has since expanded into spinoff series , such as1883and1923 , with even more to come . Lawmen : Bass Reevescontinues Sheridan ’s work in the literary genre and is likely bewilder the tending ofviewers still uneasily awaiting the release ofYellowstoneseason 5 , part 2 .
peace officer : Bass Reeves chronicle the legendary tale of the real - life westerly hero , depict his rise from a hard worker to a lawman with historical truth .
The prominence ofLawmen : Bass Reevesis exciting because of the nature of the show ’s future . Lawmenis building to be an anthology show , meaning that future seasons will go beyond Bass Reeves to explore other lawmen . The show ’s star Oyelowo lately stated , “ the idea , going forward , is to have other lawmen in history whose story should be told . ” This structure creates immense possibilities for the newfoundLawmenfranchise , and with the news of its Paramount+ success , the opportunity forLawmenseason 2look all the more likely .
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