TV show based on Sheriff Walt Longmire book series returns
Friday, May 24, 2013
Longmire, the television show on the based on the Sheriff Walt Longmire book series, returns for a second season on Monday.
The show is set in Wyoming on and near a fictional reservation. Episodes in the first season tackled disenrollment, Indian child welfare, race and other issues.
Lou Diamond
Phillips, who has claimed Cherokee ancestry, plays the role of Henry Standing Bear, the best friend of Sheriff Longmire.
Author Craig Johnson
has said the character is based on Marcus Red Thunder, a member of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe.
The show is filmed in New Mexico.
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Robert Taylor is arresting as a lawman named ‘Longmire’ on A&E drama starting season 2 Monday (AP 5/23)