Lawmen: Bass Reeves: Season 1

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Paramount+ | Season Premiere Date: November 5, 2023

Summary: The anthology drama series created by Chad Feehan spans the life of Bass Reeves (David Oyelowo) from enslavement to becoming first Black U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi.

Creator: Chad Feehan

Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

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S1:E8. Part VIII
Air Date: December 17, 2023
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S1:E7. Part VII
Air Date: December 10, 2023
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S1:E6. Part VI
Air Date: December 3, 2023

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Collider Carly Lane

Nov 3, 2023

Oyelowo himself is a strong anchor for the series, and Bass Reeves wouldn't work half as well as it does without his presence over everything else. That said, some characters effectively make their mark even though they may only just be passing through in terms of the overall season. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Clint Worthington

Nov 3, 2023

While it occasionally falls into the trappings well-worn by the Sheridan Industrial Complex, “Lawmen: Bass Reeves” is like a thrilling throwback to the Western adventures of old, centering one of American history’s most lauded Black heroes. Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Nov 6, 2023

At times, it threatens to tip Lawmen into humourless pastiche – particularly given that the script generally hews to a terse tradition (“He died brave.” “He lived brave”). But the rare point of view and the care taken with the story, to say nothing of its basis in real-life achievements, save it. Read full review

Rob Owen

Nov 3, 2023

The first two episodes move at a brisk enough pace and have a few shocking, gory turns as “Lawmen” depicts battles and shootouts with fatal head wounds galore. As a balance to that, Oyelowo brings a decency to Bass and a sweetness to the relationship between Bass and his wife, Jennie (Lauren E. Banks). Read full review

Johnny Loftus

Nov 6, 2023

Lawmen: Bass Reeves benefits from a sturdy performance by David Oyelowo at its center, effectively strikes the balance between tough talk, gunplay, and sentiment typical of a Tyler Sherdian production, and offers some perspective on a formative era of US history. Read full review

Tim Surette

Nov 3, 2023

Lawmen: Bass Reeves isn't concerned with the morally gray, preferring a binary history of black and white in a world before complexity was invented. Given his legend, we're owed a good Bass Reeves show; this just isn't it. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

Nov 6, 2023

This is, again, one hell of a story, but it’s one hell of a story specifically because of factors that this telling of it glosses over in favor of mediocre versions of familiar material, which in many scenes wouldn’t play any differently with a white hero. Read full review

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 5, 2023
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  S1:E8. Part VIII
  Air Date: December 17, 2023
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  S1:E7. Part VII
  Air Date: December 10, 2023
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  S1:E6. Part VI
  Air Date: December 3, 2023
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  S1:E5. Part V
  Air Date: November 26, 2023
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  S1:E4. Part IV
  Air Date: November 19, 2023
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  S1:E3. Part III
  Air Date: November 12, 2023
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  S1:E2. Part II
  Air Date: November 12, 2023
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  S1:E1. Part I
  Air Date: November 12, 2023