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Ethan Hawke dazzles in The Good Lord Bird, an epically irreverent adaptation that does right by its source material's good word. Read critic reviews
The Good Lord Bird (2020)
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Episodes
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1. Meet the Lord
Air date: Oct 4, 2020
A young slave living in the Kansas territory in 1856 has a fateful run-in with abolitionist John Brown, who frees him and nicknames him Onion.
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2. A Wicked Plot
Air date: Oct 11, 2020
Onion and fellow slave Bob run into pro-slavery red shirts who take them to the slave-trading town of Pikesville, Mo.
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3. Mister Fred
Air date: Oct 18, 2020
John Brown and Onion travel north, taking refuge at the home of Frederick Douglass and his two wives; Brown and Douglass clash over methodology.
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4. Smells Like Bear
Air date: Oct 25, 2020
John and Onion continue their fundraising mission, heading to Canada on foot; the legendary Harriet Tubman endorses Brown in a room full of new recruits.
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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; Onion struggles to recruit more African-American soldiers and Brown's arrival with daughter Annie creates a new distraction.
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6. Jesus Is Walkin'
Air date: Nov 8, 2020
The plan to take control of Harper's Ferry is finally put into action; however, a crucial mistake threatens the success of the entire operation. With shots firing, Onion is sent out to get reinforcements.
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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, Onion, truly on his own, risks his life to say his goodbyes to Brown.
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In the 1850s, abolitionist John Brown and a young slave lead a group of freedom fighters in an effort to end slavery.
The Good Lord Bird: Miniseries videos
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Featurette - Rediscovering John Brown with Ethan Hawk and James McBride
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Trailer
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 7 Sneak Peek - In No Position To Negotiate
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 7 Trailer
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 6 Trailer
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 6 Sneak Peek - Anybody Have A Trumpet?
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 5 Sneak Peek - If You Were A Boy
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 5 Trailer
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 4 Trailer
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 4 Sneak Peek - My Name Is Harriet Tubman
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 3 Sneak Peek - Onion's Blessing
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 3 Trailer
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 2 Trailer
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 2 Sneak Peek - Bundle of Beauty
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 1 Sneak Peek - Little Onion
The Good Lord Bird: Limited Series Episode 1 Trailer
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Critic Reviews for The Good Lord Bird: Miniseries
Audience Reviews for The Good Lord Bird: Miniseries
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Ethan Hawke is brilliant as the crazy, yet dedicated John Brown in the unique telling of a brutal period of American history. While most shows about slavery are told in an unsparing manner, this shows manages to do so with some levity and refrains from painting Brown as some perfect white saviour.
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If you consider history boring, this proves you wrong.
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Ethan Hawke does a great job. Slow at times, but the investment is worth it - providing you appreciate the narrative. Quirky, poignant and well produced. Think of it as the spawn of O Brother, Where Art Thou? and The Watchmen series.
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Fantastic show with fantastical performances. All the bad reviews cherry pick one thing to hate on like John Browns taste for religion and then give the entire show one star. It's just a part of the character... why take it so personal.
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Fantastically engaging story with a bit of humor full of powerful performances from each actor especially Ethan Hawk. Every bad review I've read simply didn't give the series a chance as the critiques on the historical accuracy of John Brown's education and tragic past are talked about, "boring" ok w/e idk how you can feel that way as I wanted to binge the series from start to finish but fine, just say "historically inaccurate" with no reference to any example (which was what brought me to the reviews in the first place besides sharing my opinion I was curious where they took liberty's besides onion), or instantly upset over the character onion as seeing a boy in a dress sends them into a blind rage apparently. Don't listen to any of the hate as this series was well worth the watch.
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horrible show. get better reviewers.
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It was entertaining I suppose. Highly revisionist. I do not like historical subjects viewed from a modern perspective. Historical pieces should reflect the times they are set in. That is much more informative and impactful than intruding modern sensibilities. (DO NOT PUT MODERN MUSIC IN A HISTORICAL PIECE! WTF do people like that? Fuck your play list!) I would classify it as Revengesploitation like Django Unchained, but more entertaining and better done. As a turd, it didn't stink too much. John Brown was crazier, more violent, and much more interesting in history than on this show. I wish they would make good historical pieces again.
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I only wish the DVD had a caption/subtitle option. I missed too many lines.
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A little bit too much about the Lord for my little critical, atheist heart.
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This was all about the performances for me, with the two leads Ethan Hawke and Joshua Caleb Johnson complimenting each other brilliantly. Hawke was an absolute delight to watch as John Brown and I was not expecting the tone of this film to be as irreverently humorous as it was. I was becoming giddy any time Hawke started up, with many of his diatribes and musings eliciting audible guffaws. Johnson's running commentary and more realistic view of this world balances well with Hawke's Brown and Onion's seemingly natural ability to create dry humor and pathos simultaneously is quite impressive. The supporting cast generally made the series stronger and I particularly thought Hubert Point-Du Jour who played Bob deserves a nod as well.
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