Paramount+’s Easy-to-Binge 8-Part Sweeping American Epic Surges on Streaming

Taylor Sheridan is famously known as the Yellowstone guy, but the acclaimed Western scribe also has plenty of other amazing credits under his belt. In fact, he actually began his career not with TV shows, but with movies like Sicario (starring Josh Brolin), Wind River (starring Elizabeth Olsen), and Hell or High Water (starring Jeff Bridges). It wasn’t until the first season of Yellowstone in 2018 that he turned his attention to the world of TV, and it wasn’t just with offshoots of the Kevin Costner-led series like 1883 and 1923. Sheridan also developed gritty crime dramas like Mayor of Kingstown (featuring Jeremy Renner) and Tulsa King (led by Sylvester Stallone), and he topped it all off with Landman (starring Billy Bob Thornton), his new oil drama with the potential to become his biggest show yet.

However, one Sheridan-produced show that has fallen through the cracks over the years is Lawmen: Bass Reeves, the eight-part Western miniseries following one of the greatest frontier heroes of all time, who was also one of the first Black marshals west of the Mississippi River. The show features Silo veteran David Oyelowo in the lead role, and he’s surrounded by other major stars like Dennis Quaid and the late Donald Sutherland. All episodes of Lawmen: Bass Reeves aired on Paramount+ back in 2023, and although the show has been off the air for almost three years now, it’s still hanging around the top 10 in several countries. It’s quietly become the perfect Western weekend binge for both Sheridan fans and those just looking for something else to dive into.

What Is Taylor Sheridan Working on Right Now?

It will come as no surprise to Taylor Sheridan fans that the Western scribe has a lot of irons in the fire right now. His next two projects on the slate are two more Yellowstone spin-offs, Marshals and The Madison, which will premiere on March 1 and March 14, respectively. He’s also working on new seasons of some of his most popular shows, like Landman, Tulsa King, and Mayor of Kingstown, but none of them have yet been assigned slots on the release calendar. Sheridan is also due to wrap filming soon on the third season of Lioness, which is expected to air before the end of the year. He’s also writing a new movie, F.A.S.T., as well as a Call of Duty movie for Paramount with Peter Berg directing.

Check out all episodes of Lawmen: Bass Reeves on Paramount+ and stay tuned to Collider for more streaming updates.