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Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "Lawmen: Bass Reeves," which concludes on Sunday.The series tells the story of the first Black US marshal west of the
After bland western prequels to his flagship drama “Yellowstone,” producer Taylor Sheridan finds marginally more fertile territory in “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” a series that will devote each season to a different frontier lawman or outlaw. While the pacing still has a hitch in its giddy-up, the subject matter and star, featuring David Oyelowo as the Black 19th-century US marshal, gives the show some historical kick.