The Good Lord Bird: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the National Book Award-winning novel by bestselling author James McBride, The Good Lord Bird is told from the point of view of Onion, an enslaved teenager who becomes a member in Brown's motley family during the time of Bleeding Kansas, eventually participating in the famous 1859 raid on the Army depot at Harpers Ferry. Brown's raid failed to initiate the slave revolt he intended, but was the instigating event that started the Civil War.

Series details

• Title: The Good Lord Bird
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy, History
• Premiere date: 2020-10-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-11-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Paramount+ with Showtime
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.8/10
• TVMaze ID: 41332
• IMDb ID: tt3673480
• TVDB ID: 367633

Cast and credited roles

• Ethan Hawke — John Brown
• Joshua Johnson-Lionel — Henry "Onion" Shackleford
• Hubert Point-Du Jour — Bob
• Beau Knapp — Owen Brown
• Nick Eversman — John Brown, Jr.
• Ellar Coltrane — Salmon Brown
• Jack Alcott — Jason Brown
• Mo Brings Plenty — Ottawa Jones
• Daveed Diggs — Frederick Douglass

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-10-04; final listed air date 2020-11-15; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Good Lord Bird on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.