Home > The Good Lord Bird > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Good Lord Bird: Season 1 (2020) Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Good Lord Bird Critics Consensus Ethan Hawke dazzles in The Good Lord Bird, an epically irreverent adaptation that does right by its source material's good word. 100% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 24 59% Audience Score User Ratings: 86 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. Episode 1 Air date: Oct 4, 2020 Henry Shackleford, a young slave living in the Kansas territory in 1856, has a run-in with abolitionist John Brown, who mistakes him for a girl and promptly "frees" him. View Details 2. A Wicked Plot Air date: Oct 11, 2020 Separated from Brown's army, Onion and fellow slave Bob leave the fight in Kansas only to cross paths with pro-slavery "red shirts" who escort them to the slave-trading town of Pikesville, Mo. Onion soon finds himself enmeshed in a mounting slave insurrection, where he learns the consequences of his own actions. View Details 3. Mister Fred Air date: Oct 18, 2020 After the battle in Pikesville, John Brown, now one of the most wanted men in America, heads north with Onion to raise funds for the abolitionist cause. They take refuge at the home of famed orator and "King of the Negroes" Frederick Douglass and his two wives. View Details 4. Smells Like Bear Air date: Oct 25, 2020 John and Onion continue their fund-raising mission, this time heading to Canada on foot. After seeing true freedom for the first time and frustrated with Brown's increasingly irrational behavior, Onion demands freedom from Brown's army. But, when the legendary Harriet Tubman endorses Brown in a room full of new recruits, Onion realizes that he may be more invested in the cause and the "old man" than he thought. View Details 5. Hiving the Bees Air date: Nov 1, 2020 Onion and new recruit John Cook head to Harper's Ferry to prepare for the arrival of John Brown and his army. However, Onion struggles to perform his mission of recruiting more African-American soldiers from the area when Cook's reckless behavior threatens their exposure to suspicious neighbors. After several weeks of waiting, Brown, his army and his daughter Annie finally arrive—creating a new distraction for Onion: true love. View Details 6. Jesus Is Walkin' Air date: Nov 8, 2020 The plan to seize the nation's largest armory at Harper's Ferry is finally put into action, but a crucial mistake by Onion threatens the success of the entire operation. John Brown's army takes hostages, grabbing the attention of an angry mob and local militia, and with shots firing, Onion is sent out to get reinforcements. View Details 7. Last Words Air date: Nov 15, 2020 John Brown and his remaining army take a last stand as more federal troops descend upon Harper's Ferry. With John Brown captured and held for public execution, Onion, truly on his own, risks his life to say his goodbyes to Brown. Series finale. View Details The Good Lord Bird: Season 1 Videos 1:30 The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 1 Sneak Peek - Little Onion 2:50 The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Featurette - Rediscovering John Brown with Ethan Hawk and James McBride 0:29 The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 1 Trailer 1:00 The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Teaser - My Name is John Brown 1:40 The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Trailer 0:29 The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 3 Trailer 1:28 The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 3 Sneak Peek - Onion's Blessing 0:29 The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 4 Trailer 1:55 The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 4 Sneak Peek - My Name Is Harriet Tubman View All Videos (9) Tv Season Info Genre: Drama Network: Showtime Premiere Date: Oct 4, 2020 Creators: Ethan Hawke, Mark Richard Exec. Producers: Jason Blum, Ethan Hawke, Albert Hughes, Jeremy Gold, Marci Wiseman, James McBride, Ryan Hawke, David Schiff, Marshall Persinger, Brian Taylor Cast & Crew Wyatt Russell Jeb Stuart Jack Alcott Jason Brown Adam Shapiro Jew Weiner Joshua Caleb Johnson Onion Orlando Jones The Rail Man Ethan Hawke John Brown Beau Knapp Owen Brown Daveed Diggs Frederick Douglass Hubert Point-Du Jour Bob Steve Zahn Chase Mo Brings Plenty Ottawa Jones Ellar Coltrane Salmon Brown David Morse Dutch Henry Sherman Nick Eversman John Brown Jr. Ryan Hawke Jason Blum David L. Schiff Padraic McKinley Marshall Persinger Ethan Hawke Brian Taylor James McBride Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for The Good Lord Bird: Season 1 TV Premiere Dates 2020 25 Fall TV and Streaming Shows To Look Forward To View All The Good Lord Bird: Season 1 News Episodes 1. Episode 1 Air date: Oct 4, 2020 Henry Shackleford, a young slave living in the Kansas territory in 1856, has a run-in with abolitionist John Brown, who mistakes him for a girl and promptly "frees" him. View Details 2. A Wicked Plot Air date: Oct 11, 2020 Separated from Brown's army, Onion and fellow slave Bob leave the fight in Kansas only to cross paths with pro-slavery "red shirts" who escort them to the slave-trading town of Pikesville, Mo. Onion soon finds himself enmeshed in a mounting slave insurrection, where he learns the consequences of his own actions. View Details 3. Mister Fred Air date: Oct 18, 2020 After the battle in Pikesville, John Brown, now one of the most wanted men in America, heads north with Onion to raise funds for the abolitionist cause. They take refuge at the home of famed orator and "King of the Negroes" Frederick Douglass and his two wives. View Details 4. Smells Like Bear Air date: Oct 25, 2020 John and Onion continue their fund-raising mission, this time heading to Canada on foot. After seeing true freedom for the first time and frustrated with Brown's increasingly irrational behavior, Onion demands freedom from Brown's army. But, when the legendary Harriet Tubman endorses Brown in a room full of new recruits, Onion realizes that he may be more invested in the cause and the "old man" than he thought. View Details 5. Hiving the Bees Air date: Nov 1, 2020 Onion and new recruit John Cook head to Harper's Ferry to prepare for the arrival of John Brown and his army. However, Onion struggles to perform his mission of recruiting more African-American soldiers from the area when Cook's reckless behavior threatens their exposure to suspicious neighbors. After several weeks of waiting, Brown, his army and his daughter Annie finally arrive—creating a new distraction for Onion: true love. View Details 6. Jesus Is Walkin' Air date: Nov 8, 2020 The plan to seize the nation's largest armory at Harper's Ferry is finally put into action, but a crucial mistake by Onion threatens the success of the entire operation. John Brown's army takes hostages, grabbing the attention of an angry mob and local militia, and with shots firing, Onion is sent out to get reinforcements. View Details 7. Last Words Air date: Nov 15, 2020 John Brown and his remaining army take a last stand as more federal troops descend upon Harper's Ferry. With John Brown captured and held for public execution, Onion, truly on his own, risks his life to say his goodbyes to Brown. Series finale. View Details Critic Reviews for The Good Lord Bird Season 1 All Critics (24) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (24) | Rotten (0) As good as Hawke is here, Johnson just might be better. A winner. Oct 6, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic With a rollicking pilot from director Albert Hughes, the limited series is bursting with lively music, well-staged shootouts, and a wicked sense of humor. Holding it all together is Hawke. Oct 5, 2020 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic The show's rowdy atmosphere is flexible enough to slide into intensely moving and disturbing moments, thanks to directors such as Albert Hughes and Kevin Hooks and creator-writers Hawke and Mark Richard, all of whom stay true to McBride's vision. Oct 1, 2020 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic The disdain is breathtaking and infuriating. If only it seemed more distant. Oct 1, 2020 | Full Review… Bill Goodykoontz Arizona Republic Top Critic As long as you don't come to it for a direct history lesson, it is as entertaining as almost any new show of 2020. Sep 30, 2020 | Full Review… Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Top Critic Ethan Hawke is delightfully unhinged. Oct 13, 2020 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Robert Daniels The Playlist Ethan Hawke and Daveed Diggs are the standouts in the cast, with the former hitting home runs every time he takes on a project these days and Diggs fast translating his stage stardom into screen leading man charisma. Oct 11, 2020 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… Roger Moore Movie Nation A man who took up arms to free the oppressed is the literal definition of a white savior, and The Good Lord Bird makes space for that skepticism without invalidating Brown's moral clarity. Oct 6, 2020 | Full Review… Alison Herman The Ringer The Good Lord Bird is funny and strange, often entertaining and rarely self-serious. Even its wild-man depiction of Brown leaves us with a message of hope. Oct 5, 2020 | Rating: 7.9/10 | Full Review… Jacob Oller Paste Magazine In adapting the novel into a boldly entertaining and ultimately moving seven-part limited series for Showtime, producer and star Ethan Hawke does justice to the legend, and to history. Oct 5, 2020 | Full Review… Matt Roush TV Insider There is both timeliness and timelessness to "The Good Lord Bird." Oct 5, 2020 | Full Review… Alci Rengifo Entertainment Voice The most revelatory part of The Good Lord Bird is how funny it is. Oct 5, 2020 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review… Liam Mathews TV Guide View All Critic Reviews (24) Audience Reviews for The Good Lord Bird: Season 1 1d ago Unwatchable, just truly awful Panos N 2d ago Over acting should be a federal offense, I was very interested in the John Brown story from a historical perspective, this screams "Spike Lee" fantasy interpretation.. snooze fest. Guess Ethan Hawks career is 100% dead. Dante J 3d ago wow, should be mandatory viewing for every humanwith a soul! amazing story, great acting.. ethan hawke at his best Jake H 5d ago so ive only saw one episode of this so far but ill say om very pleased with what i saw it was action packed to the core and really fun to watch though very very graphic i highly recommend it to almost anyone Chris D Oct 18, 2020 One of the greatest shows ever produced. Steve O Oct 18, 2020 Bringing a truly relevant piece of American History to the Cinema in a way only unbiased observers will appreciate. Must See TV for Patriotic Americans Keith M Oct 17, 2020 Just in case nobody already told you, slavery is BAD and Ethan Hawke is UGLY. Over 300,000 Union soldiers died to free the slaves, and these goody-goodies claim it was all about the USELESS LUNATIC John Brown. Jacob F Oct 13, 2020 Action, humor..... a unique commentary on an overlooked part of American history that should instigates conversation and comparison to the state of race relations. Timely and entertaining. Ed T Oct 12, 2020 Ethan Hawke delivers a tour de force performance. Sam B Oct 12, 2020 I absolutely love this series. 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