The Good Lord Bird Movie - My Name Is John Brown - Plot synopsis: Starring and executive produced by Oscar-nominee Ethan Hawke, who plays the controversial abolitionist John Brown, the seven-episode series is from Blumhouse Television and based on the National Book Award-winning novel The Good Lord Bird by bestselling author James McBride.



directed by Albert Hughes

starring Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Daveed Diggs, Orlando Jones, David Morse, Wyatt Russell, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Adam Shapiro, Steve Zahn

release date October 4, 2020 (on Showtime)