Lawmen: Bass Reeves
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Lawmen : Bass Reevesfollowed the real - life outlaw Bass Reeves , setting the stage for a potential anthology series bring out by Taylor Sheridan and lead actor David Oyelowo . Bass Reeves ' singular story began as a hard worker who was forced to struggle for the Confederate Army during the Civil War . He run slavery and lived in Indigenous Territory until the pass of the 13th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution . After starting a family unit as a farmer in Van Buren , Arkansas , he was recruited to become one of the first black Deputy U.S. Marshals in American history .
Lawmen : Bass Reevescreator and showrunner Chad Feehan has recently stated that he would love to explore more of the incredible truthful - life story of Bass Reeves , despite choose to take on a more fictional approach for the latter half of the Paramount+ series . Oyelowo has stated that he is capable to the opening ofLawmenbecoming an anthology serial publication that will chronicle other famous American lawmen throughout story . Although the future of the Lawmen series remains uncertain at this time , there are a handful of great veridical - life lawmen option if Sheridan and his squad decide to go the anthological itinerary .
Lawmen : Bass Reeves only chronicles a abbreviated period of the Old West fable ’s career as a Deputy U.S. Marshal , leaving out several true - life details .
10Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp is arguably one of the most well - experience Old West lawmen alongside Bass Reeves . Earp has been depicted in several films and TV shows throughout history includingWynonna Earp , Winchester ' 73,andTombstone . There is heap of exciting history forLawmenseason 2 to jump out into with Wyatt Earp as its protagonist . The lawman was a cardinal build in three prominent Old West towns that have been dramatized for decade : Deadwood , Dodge City , and Tombstone . Earp himself shape many Hollywood Westerns as an unpaid consultant .
9Bat Masterson
Bat Masterson would be another spectacular option forLawmenseason 2 . Masterson became a legend in Dodge City , Kansas , and took part in many gunfights , which would make for a wildly exciting time of year ofLawmen . Masterson was also a professional gambler , which could bring another interesting angle to the serial . Masterson spent a practiced deal of time in Denver , Colorado during the late 1800s , which would also make for an intriguing mise en scene . He was even skillful champion with President Theodore Roosevelt .
8Pat Garrett
Pat Garrett was recently depicted in the MGM+ seriesBilly the Kid , since he is most famous for being the mortal who finally killed the notorious Old West criminal . Pat Garrett used to be an outlaw before turning to a life of law enforcement , becoming Sheriff of Lincoln County , New Mexico in 1880 . WhileBilly the Kidwill likely chronicle Garrett ’s famed pastime of William H. Bonney , Lawmenseason 2 could focus on other parts of his calling such as his shortsighted clock time as a Texas Ranger and his coming back to Roswell , New Mexico .
7Wild Bill Hicock
Wild Bill Hicock was portray by Keith Carradine in five episodes ofDeadwood , but the Old West lawman deserve more of the spotlight in Lawmen time of year 2 . Hicock was magnificently killed over a biz of poker in Deadwood but prior to that , he was widely considered as a larger-than-life figure as a Marshal and Sheriff in Kansas . Wild Bill contend for the Union Army during the Civil War and was involved in many noted gunfights , having an impressive track record book against enemies such as Davis Tutt and Phil Coe .
Despite its numerous diachronic reference in the first one-half of the series , Lawmen : Bass Reeves moderate several inaccuracies about the Old West icon .
6John Selman
John Selman would make for an interesting human body to leadLawmenseason 2 because of his double reputation as both a lawman and an malefactor . In a similar way to Bass Reeves struggling with the mortality of his professing inLawmen , John Selman could encounter difficulty trying to be a straight and narrow aliveness in the Old West . IfLawmenwanted to take an experimental road on a more controversial figure with a draw of kills and moral ambiguity under his knock , John Selman would be a good option .
5Bill Tilghman
Sam Elliot portrayed lawman Bill Tilghman in the 1999 WesternYou jazz My Name . Bill Tilghman was know as one of the Three Guardsmen of Oklahoma during the Old West , havingfamously taken part in the apprehending of the Doolin - Dalton Gang , better known as the Wild Bunch . Lawmenseason 2 could concentrate on the epic showdown between the Three Guardsmen and the Wild Bunch , modernise the content from Sam Elliot ’s pic and the classic Sam Peckinpah film from 1969 .
4Heck Thomas
Henry Andrew " Heck " Thomas was also a part of the Three Guardsman before becoming the Sheriff of Lawton , Oklahoma . While Bass Reeves was fantastically driven to uphold judge in Indigenous Territory and Western Arkansas , he was n’t ask in many shootouts or violent situations , resulting in him never being injured on the job . Thomas , on the other manus , was fearless in the face of the most dangerous outlaws like the Wild Bunchand signally brought the intact gang to justice along with Bill Tilghman and Chris Madsen .
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3Doc Holiday
John Henry " Doc " Holiday is another well - known lawman , having been depicted by Val Kilmer in the democratic westerly filmTombstone . Holiday was known for being a close comrade of Wyatt Earp and his brothers Virgil and Morgan . Holiday would make for a compelling serial protagonist , especially debate that he was also a dentist . He has been in numerous gunfights and developed a reputation for being a very dangerous gunslinger on the right side of the police .
2John Hughes
law officer : Bass Reevesbriefly overlapped with the Texas Rangers in the human body of the fictional Esau Pierce and Braxton Sawyer . It would make sense ifLawmenseason 2 went one step further to chronicle the life history and life history of one of the most noted Texas Rangers who ever live , John Hughes . Ted Hughes percentage an interesting similarity to Bass Reeves , as both have been cited as the inspiration for the pop mask fictional Texas Ranger , The Lone Ranger .
1John Barclay Armstrong
John Barclay Armstrong was both a Texas Ranger and a U.S. Marshal , take a shit him one of the most embellish lawmen of the Old West . IfLawmenseason 2 wanted to focus more specifically on the Texas Rangers , then Armstong would be a good candidate . Armstrong had an interesting look for a Texas Ranger , as he had a full - faced beard and was always sharply preen . Highlighting Armstrong would be a pivot fromLawmen : Bass Reevesbut would open up the large-minded history of the Texas Rangers that it had only scratched the surface of .
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continue the expanded universe of Taylor Sheridan ’s Yellowstone franchise , Lawmen : Bass Reeves is a western dramatic event that acts as a spin - off of 1883 and follows the titular lawman who became the first black Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi River . The show will follow his journeying to becoming the lawman he was bonk to be , all while flesh out the greater Yellowstone universe .
Continuing the expanded universe of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone franchise, Lawmen: Bass Reeves is a western drama that acts as a spin-off of 1883 and follows the titular lawman who became the first black Deputy Marshal west of the Mississippi River. The show will follow his journey to becoming the lawman he was known to be, all while fleshing out the greater Yellowstone universe.
