This western tells the true story Bass Reeves (David Gyasi), the first black marshal in the post-Civil War West. Having escaped from slavery, he arrives in Arkansas seeking a job with the law. To prove himself, he must hunt down a deadly outlaw (Frank Grillo) with the help of a grizzled journeyman (Ron Pearlman). As he chases the criminal deeper into the Cherokee Nation, Reeves must not only dodge bullets, but severe discrimination in hopes of earning his star and cementing his place as a cowboy
