Dennis Quaid Joins ‘1883’ Spinoff ‘Bass Reeves’ — Taylor Sheridan

Dennis Quaid is saddling as much as be a part of Taylor Sheridan’s TV empire: The actor has joined the forged of the upcoming 1883 spinoff Bass Reeves, our sister web site Variety experiences.

Quaid will play the function of Sherrill Lynn, a Deputy U.S. Marshal, on the sequence. As beforehand reported, David Oyelowo (Selma) will play the title character, a legendary lawman of the Wild West. “Known as the greatest frontier hero in American history, and also believed to be the inspiration for The Lone Ranger, Reeves 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,” per the official description.

Bass Reeves is about to air on Paramount+, the newest manufacturing to hit the streamer from Yellowstone mastermind Sheridan. (He will function an government producer on Bass Reeves.) Yellowstone prequel 1883 wrapped up final February, and 1923 is at present airing on the streamer. Bass Reeves is billed as an 1883 spinoff, with the total title being 1883: The Bass Reeves Story, however the Variety report lists the present title as merely Bass Reeves.

Quaid is thought largely for his work in movies like The Right Stuff, Innerspace and Frequency, however he has appeared on the small display screen lately. He starred reverse Michael Chiklis within the CBS drama Vegas, together with roles on Goliath, Merry Happy Whatever and Fortitude.