The Good Lord Bird
“All of this is true. Most of it happened.”
Told from the perspective of Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford, a newly freed teenager who joins abolitionist John Brown on a holy crusade to end slavery. Onion encounters Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, and he finds himself as a part of the famous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.
The Good Lord Bird
“All of this is true. Most of it happened.”
Overview
Told from the perspective of Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford, a newly freed teenager who joins abolitionist John Brown on a holy crusade to end slavery. Onion encounters Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, and he finds himself as a part of the famous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.
Seasons
1
Episodes
7
Status
Ended
Production
Blumhouse Television, Under the Influence Productions
Cast
Ethan Hawke
John Brown
Joshua Caleb Johnson
Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford
Hubert Point-Du Jour
Bob
Beau Knapp
Owen Brown
Nick Eversman
John Brown Jr.
Ellar Coltrane
Salmon Brown
Jack Alcott
Jason Brown
Mo Brings Plenty
Ottawa Jones
Video Gallery
The Good Lord Bird - Trailer
BTS: Rediscovering John Brown w/ Ethan Hawke & James McBride | The Good Lord Bird | SHOWTIME
