Lawmen: Bass Reeves Trailer: Watch David Oyelowo Confront 'Killers' and 'Thieves' in the Wild West

David Oyelowo’s new Western is on its way. 

Paramount+ dropped the official trailer for Lawmen: Bass Reeves on Tuesday, teasing plenty of action and star power with Dennis Quaid and Donald Sutherland among the cast.

Oyelowo. 47, plays legendary Wild West lawman, a former slave who gained his freedom to become the first Black U.S. Marshal west of the Mississippi River. The actor is also executive producer of the series.

In the trailer, Oyelowo finds himself grappling with the burdens of the badge — particularly when it comes to his family.

“I took an oath to protect everyone,” Reeves says. “I ain’t about to quit this.”

Quaid, 69, makes a charismatic appearance alongside Oyelowo in the trailer as Deputy U.S. Marshall Sherrill Lynn, and utherland, 88, portrays Judge Parker in the series — which is considered part of the Yellowstone universe.

The cast of also includes Garrett Hedlund, Lauren E. Banks, Demi Singleton, Forrest Goodluck, and Barry Pepper.

Executive producer and showrunner, Chad Feehan, shared how the idea for the series began following the release of the trailer on Tuesday.

“Growing up in Texas, I heard a lot of stories about Bass Reeves,” he explained. “Somewhere in my childhood, that myth of Bass took firm root in my consciousness and never left. Then one day, David Oyelowo invited me to dinner. He explained his seven-year journey to tell Bass’s story, where the myth of the man both converged with and separated from reality and why Bass’s life was more relevant than ever.”

"I immediately went home and scoured the internet, read books, and listened to podcasts. I became obsessed with what I didn’t know, with all of the nooks and crannies of Bass’ remarkable life that aren’t regularly shared,” Feehan continued. “That spark of obsession morphed into a raging Fire of determination, fueled by my desire to assist David in honoring the legacy of Deputy US Marshal Bass Reeves.”

Feehan added, “More than anything, David, I, and many others sought to tell a story about the human condition and its undeniable universality, the emotionality that connects all of us.”

The new series is also executive produced by Oyelowo’s wife Jessica Oyelowo alongside Yellowstone visionary Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, David Permut, Christina Alexandra Voros, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin. 

The show joins a long list of titles written and produced by Sheridan on Paramount+, including 1923, 1883, Mayor of Kingstown and Tulsa King. 

Quaid confirmed his role in the Lawmen: Bass Reeves back in January.

"Reeves was known as the greatest frontier hero in American history and also believed to be the inspiration for The Lone Ranger," Quaid wrote as he discussed the importance of Reeves as a character at the time. "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."

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Lawmen: Bass Reeves premieres Nov. 5 on Paramount+.