The Good Lord Bird (2020)

6.8/10 Drama Comedy History
The Good Lord Bird

Quick Facts

Premiered
Oct 2020
Runtime
60 mins
Language
English
Status
Ended
Official Site
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Also Known As

Птичка Господа милосердного

Networks

Paramount+ with Showtime

Storyline

Based on the National Book Award-winning novel by bestselling author James McBride, The Good Lord Bird is told from the point of view of Onion, an enslaved teenager who becomes a member in Brown's motley family during the time of Bleeding Kansas, eventually participating in the famous 1859 raid on the Army depot at Harpers Ferry. Brown's raid failed to initiate the slave revolt he intended, but was the instigating event that started the Civil War.

Cast

Ethan Hawke
Ethan Hawke
John Brown
Joshua Johnson-Lionel
Joshua Johnson-Lionel
Henry "Onion" Shackleford
Hubert Point-Du Jour
Hubert Point-Du Jour
Bob
Beau Knapp
Beau Knapp
Owen Brown
Nick Eversman
Nick Eversman
John Brown, Jr.
Ellar Coltrane
Ellar Coltrane
Salmon Brown
Jack Alcott
Jack Alcott
Jason Brown
Mo Brings Plenty
Mo Brings Plenty
Ottawa Jones
Daveed Diggs
Daveed Diggs
Frederick Douglass