‘Bass Reeves’: Joaquina Kalukango, Lonnie Chavis Among 5 Cast In Taylor Sheridan’s Paramount+ Series
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Joaquina Kalukango (Lovecraft Country), Lonnie Chavis (This is Us), Rob Morgan (Mudbound), Ryan O’Nan (Queen of the South), and Justin Hurtt-Dunkley (Mare Of Easttown) have been tapped for key recurring roles opposite David Oyelowo and Dennis Quaid in Bass Reeves, from Yellowstone co-creator/showrunner Taylor Sheridan.
Bass Reeves, which is currently in production in Texas, brings the legendary lawman of the Wild West to life. Reeves (Oyelowo), known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, 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. RELATED: 2023 Paramount+ Pilots & Series Orders Kalukango will play Esme, a former slave woman who is as good as family with the Reeves’, and who also has some different ideas about the future.
Chavis will play Arthur Mayberry, a young, sweet boy with eyes for the Reeves’ daughter Sally. Morgan will play Ramsey, a once strong man who has been broken by time.
O’Nan will play ‘Darrell Dolliver’, one of the two Dolliver outlaws that Bass is tasked with tracking down and bringing to justice.
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