YELLOWSTONE Actor Mo Brings Plenty Joins 1883 Spinoff Series LAWMAN: BASS REEVES
Yellowstone actor Mo Brings Plenty, who plays Rainwater’s right-hand man Mo on the hit neo-western series, has joined the cast of Paramount+ and Taylor Sheridan’s 1883 spinoff series, Lawmen: Bass Reeves.
The series is said to be an anthology series that will focus on a “different frontier hero with each go around.” Mo will take on the role of Minco Dodge, “a Choctaw Native American who is friends with David Oyelowo’s title character, the first Black Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi.”
Bass Reeves 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.
Donald Sutherland also joined the series and 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.