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The Good Lord Bird

"All of this is true. Most of it happened."

6.7
1 season
7 episodes
Ended
Drama
Western
War & Politics

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:October 4, 2020
Last Aired:November 15, 2020
Episode Runtime:Unknown
Networks:
Showtime
Created By:
Mark Richard, Ethan Hawke

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (1)

Limited Series
3.9

Limited Series

7 episodes

Aired: 2020

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.

Production

Blumhouse Television

Under the Influence Productions