Donald Sutherland Joins Taylor Sheridan’s LAWMEN: BASS REEVES Western Series
Donald Sutherland is the latest actor to join Taylor Sheridan’s upcoming western series Lawmen: Bass Reeves, which was previously known as Bass Reeves.
The series stars David Oyelowo as the legendary Wild West lawman Bass Reeves, who was known as “the greatest frontier hero in American history and also believed to be the inspiration for ‘The Lone Ranger.’ He 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.”
The rest of the cast includes Dennis Quaid as Sherrill Lynn, a Deputy U.S. Marshall; and Barry Pepper will star as Esau Pierce, “the leader of the 1st Cherokee Mounted Rifles and a battle-tested warrior himself.” Garrett Hedlund takes on the role of Garrett Montgomery, “a so-called posse man of the era who Bass hires for his riding know-how and expertise of the area.” The rest of the cast includes Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck, Shae Whigham, and Grantham Coleman.
Sutherland will play Judge Isaac Parker, “an imposing and commanding judge in the Fort Smith Courthouse with a complicated legacy.”
Lawmen: Bass Reeves is created for television by Chad Feehan, who also serves as showrunner and it’s currently filming in Texas.