The Good Lord Bird — New Official Teaser

added: Tue, Aug 11th '20

Showtime has been released a brand-new teaser for "The Good Lord Bird," the new limited series, in which Ethan Hawke portrays controversial 19th-century abolitionist John Brown.

Produced by Blumhouse (the producers of "Get Out" and "Blackkklansman"), the seven-episode drama is based on the National Book Award-winning his historical-fiction novel "The Good Lord Bird" by bestselling author James McBride.

The mini-series is a fictional retelling of John Brown's notorious 1859 abolitionist mission, in which he led an ill-fated raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia in an effort to start an armed slave liberation movement.

Tony-winning "Hamilton" actor Daveed Diggs co-stars as famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass, while newcomer Joshua Caleb Johnson plays "Onion," who is the show's narrator.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Albert Hughes (Alpha, The Book of Eli, Menace II Society), "The Good Lord Bird" is slated to premiere Sunday, October 4th on Showtime.

synopsis:
Starring and executive produced by Oscar-nominee Ethan Hawke, who plays the controversial abolitionist John Brown, the seven-episode series is from Blumhouse Television and based on the National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird by bestselling author James McBride.

directed by Albert Hughes

starring Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Daveed Diggs, Orlando Jones, David Morse, Wyatt Russell, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Adam Shapiro, Steve Zahn

release date October 4, 2020 (on Showtime)

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Showtime's The Good Lord Bird