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.
The Good Lord Bird (2020) is a drama, western and war & politics series that premiered on October 4, 2020, spanning 1 season and 7 episodes. It stars Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Hubert Point-Du Jour and Beau Knapp. Viewers rate it 6.7 out of 10 across 108 ratings.
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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
Executive produced by Albert Hughes, Marshall Persinger and James McBride.
Average viewer score of 6.7/10 from 108 ratings.
**Score: 10/10 — A Monumental, Unforgettable Masterpiece of American Storytelling** *The Good Lord Bird* is a genuine masterpiece. A towering achievement in television that deserves to stand alongside the greatest works of the medium. A "dangerous and honest show" that refuses to play it safe, it is an audacious, irreverent, and deeply human retelling of the final years of abolitionist John Brown, told through the…
Reviewed on July 24, 2026
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Episodes of The Good Lord Bird (2020) can be bought or rented from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed at the moment.
The Good Lord Bird has 1 season and 7 episodes in total, starting from its premiere on October 4, 2020.
No. The Good Lord Bird is marked as ended, with the final episode airing on November 15, 2020.
The Good Lord Bird (2020) stars Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp and Nick Eversman. The full cast list with character names is available in the cast section of this page.
The Good Lord Bird (2020) is rated 6.7 out of 10 from 108 viewer votes, and suits viewers who like drama, western and war & politics series. Reviews from viewers are collected further down this page.
The official The Good Lord Bird trailer is embedded in the trailer section of this page and plays instantly in your browser.
