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 Series7 episodes
Cast of The Good Lord Bird
Ethan HawkeJohn Brown
Joshua Caleb JohnsonOnion
Beau KnappOwen Brown
Nick EversmanJohn Brown Jr.
Ellar ColtraneSalmon Brown
Jack AlcottJason Brown
Mo Brings PlentyOttawa Jones
Daveed DiggsFrederick Douglass
Lex KingOttilie Assing
Maya HawkeAnnie Brown