Overview
- Netflix and Studio Mir used the Annecy International Animation Festival to show new footage and art and to confirm the series will now arrive on November 3, 2026.
- The show recasts the 19th-century lawman Bass Reeves in a Weird/Steampunk West where machines and supernatural threats force a father to act as judge, jury, and executioner, according to Netflix’s official logline.
- Brian Tyree Henry stars as Bass and serves as an executive producer alongside LeSean Thomas, Jennifer Wiley-Moxley, and Chad Handley, with Janelle Monáe and Tati Gabrielle among the principal cast.
- Studio Mir is animating the series and Netflix named Roman GianArthur and Nate Wonder of Wondaland as composers, leveraging the studio’s track record on projects like The Legend of Korra and X-Men '97.
- The Annecy rollout establishes the show’s tense tone and visual direction and signals more promotional reveals and production updates are expected before the November premiere.