By Chris Evangelista/Feb. 6, 2018 4:00 pm EST
This will be Schwarzenegger’s first foray into a television drama (he briefly hosted NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice, replacing the original host, He Who Must Not Be Named). Arnold moving into TV makes sense. His days of huge blockbuster movies are long gone, and in the later half of his career, the actor and former bodybuilder has taken on more interesting, obscure projects. If you’ve ever wanted to see Schwarzenegger hang-up his action movie persona and deliver an honest to gosh dramatic performance, check out the sorrowful zombie movie Maggie. Another one of his recent films was the entertaining, and under-seen, The Last Stand, which was a kind of modern-day Western, with Schwarzenegger playing the sherif of a small town. Schwarzenegger in a dark, gritty TV Western is an appealing concept, and this news certainly has my interest.
“It tells the dark and dangerous tale of a deputy who is not only tasked by a notoriously brutal judge with apprehending a legendary outlaw in the wilderness – but must also partner with a ruthless Federal Marshall to make sure justice is properly served. And as the story unfolds, not only will enemies become allies, but a series of unpredictable surprises will blur the line between good guys and bad.”
