David Oyelowo to star in Bass Reeves limited series after inking a ViacomCBS deal

The Hollywood Reporter

Oyelowo and wife Jessica Oyelowo have inked an exclusive overall deal with ViacomCBS and its MTV Entertainment Studios to develop scripted and unscripted fare for their Yoruba Saxon production company. In their first project under the deal, David Oyelowo will star as Bass Reeves, the greatest frontier hero in American history and the inspiration for The Lone Ranger. Yellowstone's Taylor Sheridan will serve as executive producer. “The stories Jess and I want to tell are boundary-busting and full of folks the likes of whom we have seldom seen on screen,” says Oyelowo. “The extraordinary story of Bass Reeves exemplifies just that. To collaborate with world-class talent like Taylor Sheridan to tell those stories to the widest audience possible, is our dream, and we believe that can and will be realized through the shared ambitions we have with ViacomCBS and its signature branded platforms, alongside our seasoned and brilliant producing partners at 101 Studios.”