Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this Limited Event Series based on the award-winning novel. The story is told from the point of view of "Onion," a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's motley family of abolitionist soldiers battling slavery in Kansas, and eventually finds himself in the famous 1859 Army depot raid at Harpers Ferry, an inciting incident of the Civil War. It's a humorous and dramatic tale of Antebellum America and the ever-changing roles of race, religion and gender in American society.
General Note: Title from web page.Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television mini-series on Showtime Network in 2020.Wide screen.Special features: James McBride Intro. -- Rediscovering John Brown. -- Fireside Chat. -- The Making of Harpers Ferry. -- The Art of Artillery. -- Outfitting "The Good Lord Bird."English audio.Closed-captioned.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Directed by Ethan Hawke.
Participant or Performer Note: Ethan Hawke, Hubert Point-Du-Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Ellar Coltrane, Orlando Jones, Mckinley Belcher III.