The Good Lord Bird
“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.
Details
First Aired: 10/4/2020
Languages: English
Created by: Mark Richard, Ethan Hawke
Type: Miniseries
Production
ShowtimeCompanies: Blumhouse Television, Under the Influence Productions
Countries: United States of America
Where to watch · US
Seasons
Limited Series
Told from the perspective of Henry 'Little Onion' Shackleford, a newly freed teenager who 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.
