Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this Limited Event Series based on the award-winning novel. The story is told from the point of view of "Onion," a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's motley family of abolitionist soldiers battling slavery in Kansas, and eventually finds himself in the famous 1859 Army depot raid at Harpers Ferry, an inciting incident of the Civil War. It's a humorous and dramatic tale of Antebellum America and the ever-changing roles of race, religion and gender in American society.
General Note
Title from disc label.
Originally broadcast as single episodes of a television mini-series on Showtime Network in 2020.
Special features: James McBride intro ; Rediscovering John Brown ; Fireside chat ; Making of Harper's Ferry ; Art of artillery ; Outfitting "The Good Lord Bird". .
Wide screen.
Content Note
Disc 1: Meet the Lord -- A wicked plot -- Mister Fred -- Disc 2: Smells like bear -- Hiving the bees -- Jesus is walkin' -- Last words.