Ethan Hawke read John Brown’s letters from jail to prepare for playing him in “The Good Lord Bird.” “They’re the writings of a person with a cause,” he said.

The series finale of Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird,” the seven-part adaptation of James McBride’s 2013 novel of the same name that looked at abolitionist John Brown’s movement through ...

Ethan Hawke as John Brown and Joshua Caleb Johnson as Onion in Showtime's "The Good Lord Bird." Credit: SHOWTIME/William Gray By Verne Gay [email protected] September 30, 2020 ...

Was abolitionist John Brown a psychopath, a sinner or a saint? The answer depends on whom you ask, and when. The long-awaited premiere of Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird,” based on James ...

Joshua Caleb Johnson co-stars with Ethan Hawke in Showtime’s miniseries “The Good Lord Bird,” about John Brown’s fight to abolish slavery in the 1850s. Oct. 11, 2020 ...

Script to Scene: ‘Good Lord Bird’ Boss Breaks Down Moment That Sparked John Brown’s Abolitionist Crusade. Showrunner Mark Richard details a key scene from the pilot of Showtime’s limited ...

Ethan Hawke gives a towering, larger-than-life turn as abolitionist John Brown in Showtime's seven-episode adaptation of James McBride's acclaimed novel, 'The Good Lord Bird.

The cast and producers of The Good Lord Bird, the upcoming Showtime limited series executive-produced by and starring Ethan Hawke as the abolitionist John Brown, appeared at the Television Critics ...

Ethan Hawke considered himself impossibly lucky to be able to tackle the role of John Brown in 'The Good Lord Bird.' by Eric Schaal. Published on February 16, 2021. 2 min read.

What's striking about Ethan Hawke's personification of the militant abolitionist John Brown in "The Good Lord Bird" is the grime.Road dust cakes his face, already a topography of freckles and ...

The John Brown of “Good Lord Bird” is a sincere holy fool who also happens to be heavily armed. The story’s narrator is an enslaved adolescent, Henry, ...

The series finale of Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird,” the seven-part adaptation of James McBride’s 2013 novel of the same name that looked at abolitionist John Brown’s movement through ...