The full official trailer for Bass X Machina dropped on October 14, 2026, revealing Netflix’s latest animated gamble: a steampunk Western anime built on the real-life legend of Bass Reeves, the African American lawman who served as a U.S. Marshal in the Old West. The series, created and showrun by animation filmmaker LeSean Thomas — known for work on The Boondocks, Black Dynamite, Cannon Busters, and Yasuke, reimagines Reeves’ story through a fantastical lens. Set in a lawless frontier where machines run rampant, outlaws rule the rails, and supernatural terrors stalk the dust, the narrative centers on a father forced to take on the role of judge, jury, and executioner to protect his family. Brian Tyree Henry voices the lead character, Bass, and also serves as executive producer. His performance carries the weight of a man caught between duty and survival. Every act of justice threatening to cost him the very people he’s fighting to save. The voice cast includes Tati Gabrielle, Currie Graham, Cree Summer, Chaske Spencer, Starletta DuPois, and Janelle Monáe as Glory. Animation is handled by Studio Mir, with original music composed by Roman GianArthur and Nate Wonder under Wondaland Records. The series will premiere globally on Netflix on November 3, 2026. FirstShowing.net described it as “an animated spin on the real tale of he-really-did-exist bounty hunter Bass Reeves,” noting that this version leans into the genre’s darker, more mythic possibilities. It’s not just another anime entry, it’s a high-stakes moral reckoning wrapped in brass gears and smoke. Whether it becomes a franchise or a one-off epic remains to be seen. But the first look says something clear: in this world, justice isn’t delivered. It’s paid for.