The Good Lord Bird
All of this is true. Most of it happened.
Created by Mark Richard, Ethan Hawke
On Showtime
A darkly comic, spiritually urgent historical drama following a freed teenager into John Brown's abolitionist crusade, balancing moral weight with irreverent humor across a doomed historical arc.
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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Is The Good Lord Bird violent? Yes, very. More violent than 92% of series.
Is The Good Lord Bird sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is The Good Lord Bird one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 90% of series.
Is The Good Lord Bird scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Is The Good Lord Bird easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Does The Good Lord Bird leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
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Like The Good Lord Bird
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Good Lord Bird, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Good Lord Bird, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Good Lord Bird, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
