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The Good Lord Bird (TV Miniseries)

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Original title

The Good Lord Bird

Year

2020

Running time

50 min.

Country

United States

Director

Ethan Hawke (Creator), Mark Richard (Creator), Albert Hughes, Haifaa Al-Mansour, Kevin Hooks, Darnell Martin, Kate Woods

Screenwriter

Ethan Hawke, Mark Richard, Kristen SaBerre, Erika Johnson, James McBride

Cast

Music

Jamison Hollister

Cinematography

Peter Deming

Producer

Blumhouse Television. Distributor: Showtime

Genre

TV Series. Western. Drama. Comedy | TV Miniseries. Racism. Slavery. 19th Century

Synopsis

TV Miniseries (2020). 7 Episodes. Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this limited series based on the National Book Award-winning novel. The story is told from the point of view of "Onion," a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's motley family of abolitionist soldiers battling slavery in Kansas, and eventually finds himself in the famous 1859 Army depot raid at Harpers Ferry, an inciting incident of the Civil War. It's a humorous and dramatic tale of Antebellum America and the ever-changing roles of race, religion and gender in American society.

Premiere: October 4 on Showtime.

Awards: 2020: Golden Globes: Nominated for Best Actor in a Miniseries (Ethan Hawke)

2020: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - TV Programs of the Year

2020: Critics Choice Awards: Nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Diggs & Johnson)

2020: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay (Long Form)

2020: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nom. Best Actor in TV Movie or Miniseries (Hawke)

2020: Satellite Awards: Best Miniseries, Ensemble TV & Actor (Hawke)

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67 My favorite 2020 TV Series (9)

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