The Good Lord Bird (2020): Where to Watch, Cast & Facts
An evergreen, sourced guide to The Good Lord Bird: streaming options, cast and core facts.

Here's the full cast of The Good Lord Bird (2020) — who plays who — plus where to watch and the essential facts about this TV series. All of this is true. Most of it happened.
Where to watch
Streaming availability changes by country and date — check TMDB or your local streaming app for current options.
Cast
Ethan Hawke as John Brown; Joshua Caleb Johnson as Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford; Hubert Point-Du Jour as Bob; Beau Knapp as Owen Brown; Nick Eversman as John Brown Jr.; Ellar Coltrane as Salmon Brown; Jack Alcott as Jason Brown; Mo Brings Plenty as Ottawa Jones
About The Good Lord Bird
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.
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Figures and availability come from public TMDB data and are provided as a sourced reference.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I watch The Good Lord Bird?
Streaming availability changes by country and date — check TMDB or your local streaming app for current options.
Who is in the cast of The Good Lord Bird?
Ethan Hawke as John Brown; Joshua Caleb Johnson as Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford; Hubert Point-Du Jour as Bob; Beau Knapp as Owen Brown; Nick Eversman as John Brown Jr.; Ellar Coltrane as Salmon Brown; Jack Alcott as Jason Brown; Mo Brings Plenty as Ottawa Jones
Is this The Good Lord Bird guide official?
No. It uses TMDB data as a reference and is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.



