The Good Lord Bird (miniseries)


The Good Lord Bird is an upcoming American drama miniseries, based on the 2013 book of the same name by James McBride. The series was created and executive produced by Ethan Hawke and Mark Richard. Produced by Jason Blum, with Blumhouse Productions, it is set to premiere October 4, 2020 on Showtime.

Premise

Cast

Development

and Jason Blum are adapting the book, The Good Lord Bird, for a limited series that is set to premiere October 4, 2020 on Showtime. The series was created and executive produced by Ethan Hawke, Brian Taylor and Mark Richard and produced by Jason Blum. Blumhouse Productions is the production company involved with the miniseries.

Casting

In August 2019, Daveed Diggs and Wyatt Russell signed on to portray Frederick Douglass and First Lieutenant J. E. B. Stuart, respectively. In July 2019, Joshua Caleb Johnson and Rafael Casal joined the cast as Onion and Cook, respectively.

Filming

In July 2019, filming began in Richmond, Virginia.