Inside the Making of Lawmen: Bass Reeves

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Season 14 Episode 2 | 26m 50s | CC

The Paramount+ original tells the story of Bass Reeves, one of the first Black US deputy marshals. Chad Feehan and series directors Christina Alexandra Voros and Damian Marcano talk about cultivating a character study of a historical figure, and the revival of the television Western.

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