The Good Lord Bird

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2020 45mDrama, Western,

7.698%74%6.7

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Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this series based on the novel. "Onion" is a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers and finds himself in the 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.

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1 Season

Limited Series
Limited Series7 Episodes

Cast of The Good Lord Bird

Ethan HawkeJohn Brown / Writer / Executive Producer
Crystal Lee BrownSibonia
Joshua Caleb JohnsonOnion
Alexis LouderLibby
Hubert Point-Du JourBob
Beau KnappOwen Brown
Nick EversmanJohn Brown Jr.
Ellar ColtraneSalmon Brown
Jack AlcottJason Brown
Mo Brings PlentyOttawa Jones
Daveed DiggsFrederick Douglass
Wyatt RussellJ.E.B. Stuart
Lex KingOttilie Assing
Maya HawkeAnnie Brown
Haifaa al-MansourDirector
Kevin HooksDirector
Kate WoodsDirector
Albert HughesDirector / Executive Producer
Darnell MartinDirector
James McBrideNovel / Executive Producer
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The Good Lord Bird Ratings & Reviews

Kyle BianchiOctober 14, 2025
"MY NAME IS CAPTAIN JOHN BROWN! AND I HEREBY ORDER YOU TO GIT! GIT IN HIS HOLY NAME! FOR HE IS ON THE SIDE OF JUSTICE AND YOU ARE ON THE SIDE OF CHAINS!" I've rarely, if ever, handed out a 5-star review so willingly and so quickly. I wrote book reports about this man in my middle and high school years, and to see Ethan Hawke portray Brown in such a way made me grin from ear to ear. This show is FANTASTIC. Seriously. Watch it. All hail John Brown. All hail the .44 Caliber Abolitionist!

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