The Good Lord Bird

The Good Lord Bird

The Good Lord Bird

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The Good Lord Bird

"All of this is true. Most of it happened."

2020- 2020

1 Seasons

7 Episodes

6.7(99 votes)

Ended

Western

Drama

Overview

Enslaved teenager Henry Shackleford, aka Little Onion, becomes a member in abolitionist John Brown’s motley family during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War.

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Production Companies

Blumhouse Television

Videos & Trailers

4 videos

Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Ethan Hawke

John Brown

Ethan Hawke

Acting

Crystal Lee Brown

Sibonia

Crystal Lee Brown

Acting

Joshua Caleb Johnson

Onion

Joshua Caleb Johnson

Acting

Alexis Louder

Libby

Alexis Louder

Acting

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Bob

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Acting

Beau Knapp

Owen Brown

Beau Knapp

Acting

Nick Eversman

John Brown Jr.

Nick Eversman

Acting

Ellar Coltrane

Salmon Brown

Ellar Coltrane

Acting

Jack Alcott

Jason Brown

Jack Alcott

Acting

Mo Brings Plenty

Ottawa Jones

Mo Brings Plenty

Acting

Daveed Diggs

Frederick Douglass

Daveed Diggs

Acting

Wyatt Russell

J.E.B. Stuart

Wyatt Russell

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