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The Good Lord Bird

The Good Lord Bird
★ 6.7/10•2020•TV-MA•Drama•Western•War & Politics
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All of this is true. Most of it happened.

Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford, a newly freed teenager joins abolitionist John Brown on a holy crusade to end slavery. Onion encounters Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, and he finds himself as a part of the famous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 4, 2020

Episodes

Episode 1 - Meet the LordE157m

Meet the Lord

Henry Shackleford, a young slave living in the Kansas territory in 1856, encounters abolitionist John Brown, who mistakes him for a girl and promptly 'frees' him. Believing Henry to be his good luck charm, Brown welcomes him into his ragtag army and nicknames him 'Onion'. Donning a dress for the first time while dodging bullets, Onion quickly awakens to the life or death stakes in the battle over human bondage and witnesses Brown's divinely inspired violent agenda: to free the land of slavery by any means necessary.

Oct 4, 2020

Episode 2 - A Wicked PlotE246m

A Wicked Plot

Separated from Brown's army, Onion and fellow slave Bob leave the fight in Kansas, only to cross paths with pro-slavery 'redshirts' who escort them to the slave-trading town of Pikesville, MI. Onion is taken under the wing of Pie, a mixed-race prostitute working out of the local hotel, who instructs him in the ways of the world despite her discovering his dangerous secret. Onion soon finds himself enmeshed in a mounting slave insurrection where he learns the consequences of his own actions.

Oct 11, 2020

Episode 3 - Mister FredE346m

Mister Fred

Following the battle in Pikesville, Brown, now one of the most wanted men in America, travels 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. When Brown and Douglass clash over methodology, Onion discovers just how complex the fight for justice and human equality really is.

Oct 18, 2020

Episode 4 - Smells Like BearE445m

Smells Like Bear

Brown and Onion continue fundraising, 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.

Oct 25, 2020

Episode 5 - Hiving the BeesE551m

Hiving the Bees

Onion and new recruit John Cook head to Harper's Ferry to prepare for the arrival of Brown and his army. However, Onion quickly struggles to perform his mission of recruiting more Black soldiers from the area when Cook's reckless behavior threatens their exposure to suspicious neighbors. After weeks of waiting, Brown, his army and his daughter Annie finally arrive — creating a new distraction for Onion: true love.

Nov 1, 2020

Episode 6 - Jesus Is Walkin'E645m

Jesus Is Walkin'

The plan to take control of the nation's largest armory at Harper's Ferry is finally put into action. However, a crucial mistake by Onion threatens the success of the entire operation. Brown's army takes hostages, grabbing the attention of an angry mob and local militia. With shots firing, Onion is sent out to get reinforcements.

Nov 8, 2020

Episode 7 - Last WordsE745m

Last Words

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.

Nov 15, 2020

Actors

Ethan Hawke

Ethan Hawke

John Brown

Joshua Caleb Johnson

Joshua Caleb Johnson

Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Hubert Point-Du Jour

Bob

Beau Knapp

Beau Knapp

Owen Brown

Nick Eversman

Nick Eversman

John Brown Jr.

Ellar Coltrane

Ellar Coltrane

Salmon Brown

Jack Alcott

Jack Alcott

Jason Brown

Mo Brings Plenty

Mo Brings Plenty

Ottawa Jones

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