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Lawmen: Bass Reeves: Miniseries

8 episodes Premiered Nov 5, 2023 Updated Jul 27, 2026

Lawmen: Bass Reeves is an American Western television miniseries created by Chad Feehan, who also serves as showrunner, and executive produced by Taylor Sheridan. The series is based on the life of Bass Reeves, a lawman who worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer. Reeves is notable for being one of the first Black U.S. Deputy Marshals west of the Mississippi. The series explores Reeves' journ

Season overview

Lawmen: Bass Reeves is an American Western television miniseries created by Chad Feehan, who also serves as showrunner, and executive produced by Taylor Sheridan. The series is based on the life of Bass Reeves, a lawman who worked in the post-Reconstruction era as a federal peace officer. Reeves is notable for being one of the first Black U.S. Deputy Marshals west of the Mississippi. The series explores Reeves' journey from enslavement to his career as a lawman, during which he arrested over 3,000 outlaws. The weight of the badge had a significant impact on Reeves and his family, and the series delves into the moral and spiritual cost of his work.

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Episodes

S1·E1

PART I

Nov 5, 2023 · 58 min

Bass rides into hell. Esau makes a violent impression on Bass. Bass escapes his chains, but has to make a hard sacrifice.

S1·E2

PART II

Nov 5, 2023 · 43 min

Bass and his family endure tough times on their farm. Bass gets a visit from the law and is faced with an interesting proposition.

S1·E3

PART III

Nov 12, 2023 · 41 min

Bass is sworn in and embarks on his first mission as a U.S. Deputy Marshal. The Underwood gang strikes after Bass is let in on a secret.

S1·E4

PART IV

Nov 19, 2023 · 42 min

Bass and his new posse man have a fateful encounter at the Women's Boarding House. Jennie reunites with someone from her past.

S1·E5

PART V

Nov 26, 2023 · 45 min

After pandemonium erupts at Bywater's store, Bass is forced to choose between his oath and family. Sally runs into trouble at the carnival, while Bass confronts an old nemesis.

S1·E6

PART VI

Dec 3, 2023 · 47 min

Chaos ensues as a firefight breaks out in Checotah. Bass and Jennie have a painful reunion. Bass has an unsettling realization as the myth of Mister Sundown lives on.

S1·E7

PART VII

Dec 10, 2023 · 33 min

Bass struggles with the weight of the badge like never before. After a deadly mission goes awry, the U.S. Deputy Marshal's fate is left in the hands of someone else.

S1·E8

PART VIII

Dec 17, 2023 · 54 min

After a waltz with the devil, Bass, Billy Crow, and Sherrill have a dangerous reckoning with Mister Sundown. Meanwhile, trouble ensues for Jennie, Sally, and Esme back at the Reeve