Bingo Hell is a movie directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero starring young upstarts called Adriana Barraza, Richard Brake, L. Scott Caldwell and Bertila Damas among other promising cast members.
The screenplay was written together by Shane McKenzie, Gigi Saul Guerrero and Perry Blackshear. And, apparently, they had a blast writing this.
Plot
Some seniors live a peaceful life caring for their community and spending hours playing bingo until things change: a new owner, with greater and more infernal prizes has arrived at the district to change the way this entertainment is experienced from now on.
About the Movie Bingo Hell (2021)
I was recommended this film as one of the worst films to write about and I will disagree: Bingo Hell is infernal entertainment, and very well made visually (at least the choices they have made). It is tacky, kitsch or whatever you want to call it, it has a neon...
The screenplay was written together by Shane McKenzie, Gigi Saul Guerrero and Perry Blackshear. And, apparently, they had a blast writing this.
Plot
Some seniors live a peaceful life caring for their community and spending hours playing bingo until things change: a new owner, with greater and more infernal prizes has arrived at the district to change the way this entertainment is experienced from now on.
About the Movie Bingo Hell (2021)
I was recommended this film as one of the worst films to write about and I will disagree: Bingo Hell is infernal entertainment, and very well made visually (at least the choices they have made). It is tacky, kitsch or whatever you want to call it, it has a neon...
- 1/30/2023
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
One of the lesser-sung items among umpteen offbeat little ’70s movies was Larry Yust’s “Homebodies.” That 1974 black comedy on the cusp of horror was about a community of frail old retirees who turn out to be surprisingly vigorous — even homicidal — in defending their homes from the callous forces of market-driven “progress.” A similar premise is the starting point for “Bingo Hell,” which alongside “Black as Night” kicks off the second quartet of genre features premiering under the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” umbrella on Amazon Prime. This first full-length solo directorial project for Gigi Saul Guerrero exchanges the Cincinnati grit of “Homebodies” for the hotter palette of a Southern California desert town.
The comedy and horror elements get amped up as well — maybe too much so. In any case, what starts out looking like another caustic commentary on gentrification at the expense of the elderly soon takes a turn into half-baked Stephen King territory,...
The comedy and horror elements get amped up as well — maybe too much so. In any case, what starts out looking like another caustic commentary on gentrification at the expense of the elderly soon takes a turn into half-baked Stephen King territory,...
- 10/1/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon Prime Video recently announced the latest installment of Welcome to the Blumhouse. Featuring films directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero, Maritte Lee Go, Ryan Zaragoza, and Axelle Carolyn, we now have individual trailers for reach film, ahead of their premiere this October!
"Amazon Prime Video is excited to announce this year's installment of "Welcome To The Blumhouse," featuring an all new set of unique, unsettling thrillers developed with an eye towards original, diverse storytelling. Produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, Bingo Hell, Black As Night, Madres and The Manor premiere worldwide this October exclusively on Prime Video.
The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.
Bingo Hell and Black As Night premiere on October 1, followed by Madres and The Manor on October 8."
Bingo Hell
October 1, 2021
Logline
A feisty senior citizen fights to protect her beloved neighborhood from...
"Amazon Prime Video is excited to announce this year's installment of "Welcome To The Blumhouse," featuring an all new set of unique, unsettling thrillers developed with an eye towards original, diverse storytelling. Produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, Bingo Hell, Black As Night, Madres and The Manor premiere worldwide this October exclusively on Prime Video.
The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.
Bingo Hell and Black As Night premiere on October 1, followed by Madres and The Manor on October 8."
Bingo Hell
October 1, 2021
Logline
A feisty senior citizen fights to protect her beloved neighborhood from...
- 9/15/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Amazon Prime Video is ramping up the promotion for the upcoming ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’ event which drops from October 1st, with a brand new trailer consisting of all four movies.
The event is a series of unique, unsettling thrillers developed and produced with an eye towards original, diverse storytelling. The ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’ slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.
Details on the next batch of films lined up to terrify audiences are below;
Bingo Hell
When a sinister figure threatens the residents of a low-income community, a feisty senior citizen tries to stop him in Bingo Hell, a wickedly original horror movie with a fiendishly funny twist. After 60-something neighbourhood activist Lupita (Adriana Barraza) discovers that her beloved local bingo hall has been taken over by a mysterious businessman named Mr. Big (Richard Brake), she rallies her elderly friends...
The event is a series of unique, unsettling thrillers developed and produced with an eye towards original, diverse storytelling. The ‘Welcome to the Blumhouse’ slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.
Details on the next batch of films lined up to terrify audiences are below;
Bingo Hell
When a sinister figure threatens the residents of a low-income community, a feisty senior citizen tries to stop him in Bingo Hell, a wickedly original horror movie with a fiendishly funny twist. After 60-something neighbourhood activist Lupita (Adriana Barraza) discovers that her beloved local bingo hall has been taken over by a mysterious businessman named Mr. Big (Richard Brake), she rallies her elderly friends...
- 8/25/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Terror comes in twos..." Amazon Prime Video has unveiled the first teaser trailer for the next four films as part of the Welcome to the Blumhouse horror anthology. A "series of unique, unsettling thrillers, that showcase original genre stories from diverse casts and filmmakers," the first four films launched last year in October. The original concept for Welcome to the Blumhouse was a selection of eight films - and this is the second set of them arriving in October 2021 to finish up this original creation. These next four films due out soon this year are: Bingo Hell, starring Adriana Barraza, L. Scott Caldwell, Richard Brake, Joshua Caleb Johnson; Black as Night, starring Asjha Cooper, Fabrizio Guido, Mason Beauchamp, Abbie Gayle, Craig Tate, Keith David; Madres, starring Tenoch Huerta, Ariana Guerra, Evelyn Gonzalez, Kerry Cahill; and The Manor, starring Barbara Hershey, Bruce Davison, Nicholas Alexander, Jill Larsen, Fran Bennett. This first...
- 8/24/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Amazon Prime Video recently announced the latest installment of Welcome to the Blumhouse. Featuring films directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero, Maritte Lee Go, Ryan Zaragoza, and Axelle Carolyn, we now have the trailer for you to watch ahead of the films premiering this October!
"Amazon Prime Video is excited to announce this year's installment of "Welcome To The Blumhouse," featuring an all new set of unique, unsettling thrillers developed with an eye towards original, diverse storytelling. Produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, Bingo Hell, Black As Night, Madres and The Manor premiere worldwide this October exclusively on Prime Video.
The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.
Bingo Hell and Black As Night premiere on October 1, followed by Madres and The Manor on October 8.
Bingo Hell
October 1, 2021
Logline
A feisty senior citizen fights to protect her beloved...
"Amazon Prime Video is excited to announce this year's installment of "Welcome To The Blumhouse," featuring an all new set of unique, unsettling thrillers developed with an eye towards original, diverse storytelling. Produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, Bingo Hell, Black As Night, Madres and The Manor premiere worldwide this October exclusively on Prime Video.
The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.
Bingo Hell and Black As Night premiere on October 1, followed by Madres and The Manor on October 8.
Bingo Hell
October 1, 2021
Logline
A feisty senior citizen fights to protect her beloved...
- 8/24/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Amazon Prime Video Announces Latest Installment of “Welcome To The Blumhouse”: "Amazon Prime Video is excited to announce this year's installment of "Welcome To The Blumhouse," featuring an all new set of unique, unsettling thrillers developed with an eye towards original, diverse storytelling. Produced by Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, Bingo Hell, Black As Night, Madres and The Manor premiere worldwide this October exclusively on Prime Video.
The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.
Bingo Hell and Black As Night premiere on October 1, followed by Madres and The Manor on October 8.
Bingo Hell
October 1, 2021
Logline
A feisty senior citizen fights to protect her beloved neighborhood from an evil force that’s taken over the local bingo hall and is killing the residents in gruesome ways.
Short Synopsis
When a sinister figure threatens the residents of a low-income community,...
The “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate once again showcases both well-established and breakout actors collaborating with emerging, predominantly female, directors.
Bingo Hell and Black As Night premiere on October 1, followed by Madres and The Manor on October 8.
Bingo Hell
October 1, 2021
Logline
A feisty senior citizen fights to protect her beloved neighborhood from an evil force that’s taken over the local bingo hall and is killing the residents in gruesome ways.
Short Synopsis
When a sinister figure threatens the residents of a low-income community,...
- 8/18/2021
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
“The Good Lord Bird” premiered on Showtime October 4 of last year telling the true story of abolitionist John Brown (played by Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke), including how he made his mark within the movement to abolish slavery and how his failed raid on the Federal Armory in Harpers Ferry helped light the spark that resulted in the American Civil War.
The seven-part limited series is told through the point of view of Henry Shackleford (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a teenage slave whose father is killed by Brown’s army in Kansas. Having nowhere else to turn, Shackleford becomes a part of Brown’s outfit, though everyone in the group believes him to actually be a young girl whom they give the nickname, “Onion.” Shackleford travels with Brown’s gang as they seek to undermine the institution of slavery while also evading capture by authorities. The activities of the Brown gang culminated...
The seven-part limited series is told through the point of view of Henry Shackleford (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a teenage slave whose father is killed by Brown’s army in Kansas. Having nowhere else to turn, Shackleford becomes a part of Brown’s outfit, though everyone in the group believes him to actually be a young girl whom they give the nickname, “Onion.” Shackleford travels with Brown’s gang as they seek to undermine the institution of slavery while also evading capture by authorities. The activities of the Brown gang culminated...
- 6/28/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Playing John Brown in Showtime’s limited series “The Good Lord Bird” required an intensity from star and executive producer Ethan Hawke that pushed him to his limits. “It was the first time I knew what having a heart attack might feel like,” Hawke told Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast. And shooting the series in the middle of a hot and humid Virginia summer didn’t help. “It was 107. And I’m carrying like, seven rifles and three pistols and dressed in wool and screaming my full head off.”
But to play this historic abolitionist figure, as adapted from the James McBride novel “The Good Lord Bird,” Hawke knew he couldn’t do it lightly. “When society is insane, it takes a bit of insanity for it to see itself,” he said. “How I felt, is to be a person who is going to shatter an insane element of society.
But to play this historic abolitionist figure, as adapted from the James McBride novel “The Good Lord Bird,” Hawke knew he couldn’t do it lightly. “When society is insane, it takes a bit of insanity for it to see itself,” he said. “How I felt, is to be a person who is going to shatter an insane element of society.
- 6/25/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Ethan Hawke is a four-time Oscar nominee for “Training Day”, “Before Sunset”, “Before Midnight” and “Boyhood”, but he’s never been recognized at the Emmy Awards. Until now?
Not only does Hawke play famed abolitionist John Brown on Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird,” but he’s also on the Emmy ballot for writing and producing the limited series. That means he could get a whopping three Emmy noms for this project alone. Hawke was recently nominated as a lead actor at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards, losing to Mark Ruffalo (“I Know This Much Is True”) both times. The good news for Hawke? Ruffalo is not eligible at this year’s Emmys since he claimed last year’s prize.
See‘The Good Lord Bird’ cinematographer Peter Deming breaks down the most challenging shot
“The Good Lord Bird” is based on James McBride‘s 2013 novel of the same name,...
Not only does Hawke play famed abolitionist John Brown on Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird,” but he’s also on the Emmy ballot for writing and producing the limited series. That means he could get a whopping three Emmy noms for this project alone. Hawke was recently nominated as a lead actor at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards, losing to Mark Ruffalo (“I Know This Much Is True”) both times. The good news for Hawke? Ruffalo is not eligible at this year’s Emmys since he claimed last year’s prize.
See‘The Good Lord Bird’ cinematographer Peter Deming breaks down the most challenging shot
“The Good Lord Bird” is based on James McBride‘s 2013 novel of the same name,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: The Good Lord Bird, the Showtime limited series starring Ethan Hawke in the adaptation of James McBride’s book about enigmatic abolitionist John Brown, will be awarded a Peabody on Tuesday, Deadline has learned.
Chris Rock presented the award to Hawke, who also co-wrote and produced the seven-part series, in a video as part of the Peabodys’ virtual awards ceremonies rolling out this week honoring a total of 30 winners. The win in the Entertainment category will be made official later today.
Watch Rock and Hawke’s video above.
The miniseries, which debuted in October 2020 on the premium cabler, mixed fiction, history and satire to tell the story of the famed failed Harper’s Ferry raid leader Brown (played by Hawke) from the perspective of a 14-year-old freed slave (Joshua Caleb Johnson), who is mistaken for a girl and taken in as aide-de-camp to Brown and his militia. This came during the Bleeding Kansas era,...
Chris Rock presented the award to Hawke, who also co-wrote and produced the seven-part series, in a video as part of the Peabodys’ virtual awards ceremonies rolling out this week honoring a total of 30 winners. The win in the Entertainment category will be made official later today.
Watch Rock and Hawke’s video above.
The miniseries, which debuted in October 2020 on the premium cabler, mixed fiction, history and satire to tell the story of the famed failed Harper’s Ferry raid leader Brown (played by Hawke) from the perspective of a 14-year-old freed slave (Joshua Caleb Johnson), who is mistaken for a girl and taken in as aide-de-camp to Brown and his militia. This came during the Bleeding Kansas era,...
- 6/22/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
This article was created in paid partnership with Showtime
In the latest installment of The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘Dreaming in Color,’ a series focused on amplifying talents of color, above and below the line, the stars and director behind Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird, Ethan Hawke, Daveed Diggs, Joshua Caleb Johnson, and Darnell Martin sat down to discuss the miniseries and its place within the current conversations surrounding racial justice.
The Good Lord Bird, created by Ethan Hawke and Mark Richard, and based on the novel of the same name by James McBride, follows the fictitious Henry Shackleford (Johnson), nicknamed Little Onion, a slave boy who is ...
In the latest installment of The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘Dreaming in Color,’ a series focused on amplifying talents of color, above and below the line, the stars and director behind Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird, Ethan Hawke, Daveed Diggs, Joshua Caleb Johnson, and Darnell Martin sat down to discuss the miniseries and its place within the current conversations surrounding racial justice.
The Good Lord Bird, created by Ethan Hawke and Mark Richard, and based on the novel of the same name by James McBride, follows the fictitious Henry Shackleford (Johnson), nicknamed Little Onion, a slave boy who is ...
- 6/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
This article was created in paid partnership with Showtime
In the latest installment of The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘Dreaming in Color,’ a series focused on amplifying talents of color, above and below the line, the stars and director behind Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird, Ethan Hawke, Daveed Diggs, Joshua Caleb Johnson, and Darnell Martin sat down to discuss the miniseries and its place within the current conversations surrounding racial justice.
The Good Lord Bird, created by Ethan Hawke and Mark Richard, and based on the novel of the same name by James McBride, follows the fictitious Henry Shackleford (Johnson), nicknamed Little Onion, a slave boy who is ...
In the latest installment of The Hollywood Reporter’s ‘Dreaming in Color,’ a series focused on amplifying talents of color, above and below the line, the stars and director behind Showtime’s The Good Lord Bird, Ethan Hawke, Daveed Diggs, Joshua Caleb Johnson, and Darnell Martin sat down to discuss the miniseries and its place within the current conversations surrounding racial justice.
The Good Lord Bird, created by Ethan Hawke and Mark Richard, and based on the novel of the same name by James McBride, follows the fictitious Henry Shackleford (Johnson), nicknamed Little Onion, a slave boy who is ...
- 6/17/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In Showtime’s limited series The Good Lord Bird, co-creator and executive producer Ethan Hawke stars as the infamous abolitionist John Brown. The series — based on the National Book Award-winning novel by James McBride, and told through the perspective of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a young slave boy masquerading as a girl — follows Brown’s violent crusade against slavery from the pilot’s opening scenes to the show’s conclusion in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, where Brown led a raid against the Federal Armory in 1959 that served as the instigating event for the Civil War.
Following the irreverent tone of McBride’s darkly ...
Following the irreverent tone of McBride’s darkly ...
In Showtime’s limited series The Good Lord Bird, co-creator and executive producer Ethan Hawke stars as the infamous abolitionist John Brown. The series — based on the National Book Award-winning novel by James McBride, and told through the perspective of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a young slave boy masquerading as a girl — follows Brown’s violent crusade against slavery from the pilot’s opening scenes to the show’s conclusion in Harper’s Ferry, Virginia, where Brown led a raid against the Federal Armory in 1959 that served as the instigating event for the Civil War.
Following the irreverent tone of McBride’s darkly ...
Following the irreverent tone of McBride’s darkly ...
When traveling back in time to tell tales that are set in previous decades, or even centuries ago, scripted storytellers often take liberties in their world-building. They might use modern elements, from music to colloquialisms, to reflect how the show’s themes are still relevant to today’s audience and also give that audience something comfortable to latch onto. However, the same cannot be said for production designers.
“We want the audience to believe it and not be distracted by it,” says “Dickinson” production designer Neil Patel. “Partly because of the contemporary language and music, we are very mindful about being in period and very detailed about it, so we at least try to avoid any intentional anachronisms.”
“You are the guardian of the period, as it were,” adds “Bridgerton” production designer Will Hughes-Jones.
Both “Dickinson” and “Bridgerton” are set in the 1800s, with the former following the life and...
“We want the audience to believe it and not be distracted by it,” says “Dickinson” production designer Neil Patel. “Partly because of the contemporary language and music, we are very mindful about being in period and very detailed about it, so we at least try to avoid any intentional anachronisms.”
“You are the guardian of the period, as it were,” adds “Bridgerton” production designer Will Hughes-Jones.
Both “Dickinson” and “Bridgerton” are set in the 1800s, with the former following the life and...
- 6/2/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
When John Blackie started working on the production design for “The Good Lord Bird,” it became clear that the armory stand-off in Harpers Ferry would be the most difficult set to design. “It’s a historic reality to Americans. They know the place, they know the story, so I think it had to be reasonably accurate,” Blackie says in our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video interview above). There was some room for creative freedom in other parts of the story but proper detail was needed for the scenes in Harpers Ferry. “You can get away with a lot more, but Harpers ferry, there’s actual interactions with troops and people and all that had to have some kind of thread of truth to it.”
“The Good Lord Bird” examines John Brown’s (played by Ethan Hawke) fight against slavery that culminated in the 1859 raid on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry,...
“The Good Lord Bird” examines John Brown’s (played by Ethan Hawke) fight against slavery that culminated in the 1859 raid on the Federal Armory at Harpers Ferry,...
- 5/29/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
It’s tough for Ethan Hawke to remember his relationship to John Brown prior to playing him in Showtime’s “The Good Lord Bird” because he fell so hard for the project. His understanding of Brown came from differing perspectives. “My dad was living in Texas and my mom was living in Vermont and you’d hear very different stories about the Civil War about what it was and what it wasn’t,” Hawke tells us in our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above). In one area Brown would be considered a lunatic and a terrorist but in the another he’d be recognized as part of the abolitionist movement. It wasn’t until a camera operator on the set of “The Magnificent Seven” introduced him to James McBride’s novel that a clearer picture formed in his head. “I was so moved, touched, in love with and grateful...
- 5/14/2021
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Oscar-nominated actor and writer Ethan Hawke has been making the rounds on the awards circuit this season for his critically acclaimed foray into television playing John Brown, a wild-eyed abolitionist leading a misfit brigade of soldiers in Showtime’s limited series “The Good Lord Bird.” So far a Golden Globe nomination and a Satellite Award are among his accolades, in addition to a WGA bid for his hand in co-writing the series. Next Hawke could be selected by his peers as best TV movie/limited series actor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards.
See‘The Good Lord Bird’ costume designer Amy Andrews-Harrell on Onion’s ‘stressful’ wardrobe moment [Exclusive Video Interview]
This is Hawke’s fourth career SAG nomination, but his first for TV. He was previously nominated for supporting roles in the films “Training Day” (2001) and “Boyhood” (2014), along with a film ensemble bid for the latter. He lost his first nod to...
See‘The Good Lord Bird’ costume designer Amy Andrews-Harrell on Onion’s ‘stressful’ wardrobe moment [Exclusive Video Interview]
This is Hawke’s fourth career SAG nomination, but his first for TV. He was previously nominated for supporting roles in the films “Training Day” (2001) and “Boyhood” (2014), along with a film ensemble bid for the latter. He lost his first nod to...
- 3/24/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
L. Scott Caldwell will star in Blumhouse and Amazon’s “Bingo,” the latest thriller on the “Welcome to the Blumhouse” slate.
The Tony Award-winning actor, known for her roles as Rose in “Lost” and in “The Fugitive” will star as Delores, the “witty, loyal and tough grandmother” at the center of “Bingo’s” story.
Caldwell joins previously announced stars Adriana Barraza (Oscar nominee for “Babel”), who plays Delores’ best friend Lupita, and “The Good Lord Bird” breakout Joshua Caleb Johnson, as her grandson Caleb.
Set in the barrio of Oak Springs, the film follows a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified. Lupita is the leader of the group, keeping them together as a community, a family, but little do they know, their beloved Bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself.
“Bingo” is directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero...
The Tony Award-winning actor, known for her roles as Rose in “Lost” and in “The Fugitive” will star as Delores, the “witty, loyal and tough grandmother” at the center of “Bingo’s” story.
Caldwell joins previously announced stars Adriana Barraza (Oscar nominee for “Babel”), who plays Delores’ best friend Lupita, and “The Good Lord Bird” breakout Joshua Caleb Johnson, as her grandson Caleb.
Set in the barrio of Oak Springs, the film follows a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified. Lupita is the leader of the group, keeping them together as a community, a family, but little do they know, their beloved Bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself.
“Bingo” is directed by Gigi Saul Guerrero...
- 3/12/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
The Good Lord Bird star Joshua Caleb Johnson is set to recur opposite Adrienne Warren and Cedric Joe in ABC’s limited series Women of the Movement, from creator-writer Marissa Jo Cerar and a producing team that includes Jay-Z, Will Smith and Aaron Kaplan.
The six-episode limited series is set in 1955. It centers on Mamie Till-Mobley (Warren), who risks her life to find justice after her son Emmett (Joe) is brutally murdered in the Jim Crow South. Unwilling to let Emmett’s murder disappear from the headlines, Mamie chooses to bear her pain on the world stage, emerging as an activist for justice and igniting the Civil Rights movement as we know it today.
Johnson plays Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till’s beloved best friend and cousin who went on vacation with him to Mississippi in 1955, a vacation that would change both of their lives forever.
In addition to Warren and Joe,...
The six-episode limited series is set in 1955. It centers on Mamie Till-Mobley (Warren), who risks her life to find justice after her son Emmett (Joe) is brutally murdered in the Jim Crow South. Unwilling to let Emmett’s murder disappear from the headlines, Mamie chooses to bear her pain on the world stage, emerging as an activist for justice and igniting the Civil Rights movement as we know it today.
Johnson plays Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till’s beloved best friend and cousin who went on vacation with him to Mississippi in 1955, a vacation that would change both of their lives forever.
In addition to Warren and Joe,...
- 3/10/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Critics Choice Association held its awards program tonight, and we have all of the winners in the TV categories below.
Did your favorite take home an award?
Read on to find out.
Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix) - Winner
The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Ozark (Netflix)
Perry Mason (HBO)
This Is Us (NBC)
Best Actor In A Drama Series
Jason Bateman – Ozark (Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Josh O’Connor – The Crown (Netflix) - Winner
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC)
Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason (HBO)
Best Actress In A Drama Series
Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix)
Emma Corrin – The Crown (Netflix) - Winner
Claire Danes – Homeland (Showtime)
Laura Linney – Ozark (Netflix)
Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Best Supporting Actor In A...
Did your favorite take home an award?
Read on to find out.
Best Drama Series
Better Call Saul (AMC)
The Crown (Netflix) - Winner
The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Lovecraft Country (HBO)
The Mandalorian (Disney+)
Ozark (Netflix)
Perry Mason (HBO)
This Is Us (NBC)
Best Actor In A Drama Series
Jason Bateman – Ozark (Netflix)
Sterling K. Brown – This Is Us (NBC)
Jonathan Majors – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Josh O’Connor – The Crown (Netflix) - Winner
Bob Odenkirk – Better Call Saul (AMC)
Matthew Rhys – Perry Mason (HBO)
Best Actress In A Drama Series
Christine Baranski – The Good Fight (CBS All Access)
Olivia Colman – The Crown (Netflix)
Emma Corrin – The Crown (Netflix) - Winner
Claire Danes – Homeland (Showtime)
Laura Linney – Ozark (Netflix)
Jurnee Smollett – Lovecraft Country (HBO)
Best Supporting Actor In A...
- 3/8/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Following the announcement that Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Adriana Barraza will star as Lupita in Gigi Saul Guerrero's new movie Bingo, it's now been revealed that Joshua Caleb Johnson has joined the cast as Caleb in the film that's part of Blumhouse and Amazon's new "Welcome to the Blumhouse" lineup:
Joshua Caleb Johnson has been cast in Bingo, the upcoming film in the Welcome to the Blumhouse slate from Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, directed and co-written by Gigi Saul Guerrero, currently in production.
He will star as the character of “Caleb”, a teenager being raised by a single mother and living in his grandmother Dolores’ home, torn between his anger at the tough hand he’s been dealt in life and longing for connection, love and acceptance.
Johnson received acclaim and is nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series...
Joshua Caleb Johnson has been cast in Bingo, the upcoming film in the Welcome to the Blumhouse slate from Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, directed and co-written by Gigi Saul Guerrero, currently in production.
He will star as the character of “Caleb”, a teenager being raised by a single mother and living in his grandmother Dolores’ home, torn between his anger at the tough hand he’s been dealt in life and longing for connection, love and acceptance.
Johnson received acclaim and is nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series...
- 3/4/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Joshua Caleb Johnson, the breakout star of the acclaimed Showtime series “The Good Lord Bird,” has landed a key role in the upcoming Blumhouse feature “Bingo.”
One of several pics on Blumhouse’s Amazon Studios genre slate, highlighting female and emerging filmmakers, the film from director and co-writer Gigi Saul Guerrero also stars Adriana Barraza.
Johnson will play Caleb, a teenager being raised by a single mother and living in his grandmother’s home. He’s torn between his anger at the tough hand he’s been dealt in life, and longs for connection, love and acceptance.
“Bingo” follows a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified in the barrio of Oak Springs. Alpha Lupita (Barraza) keeps them together as a community and family, but little do they know, their beloved bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself.
One of several pics on Blumhouse’s Amazon Studios genre slate, highlighting female and emerging filmmakers, the film from director and co-writer Gigi Saul Guerrero also stars Adriana Barraza.
Johnson will play Caleb, a teenager being raised by a single mother and living in his grandmother’s home. He’s torn between his anger at the tough hand he’s been dealt in life, and longs for connection, love and acceptance.
“Bingo” follows a strong and stubborn group of elderly friends who refuse to be gentrified in the barrio of Oak Springs. Alpha Lupita (Barraza) keeps them together as a community and family, but little do they know, their beloved bingo hall is about to be sold to a much more powerful force than money itself.
- 3/4/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Joshua Caleb Johnson is just getting started. At just 15 years old, the actor has already appeared in several shows including Snowfall and Black-ish. In fact, Joshua received a 2021 Critics' Choice Nomination in the Best Supporting Actor, Limited Series category for his work in Showtime's The Good Lord Bird. While awards are nice and starring alongside experienced actors like Anthony Anderson is cool, this young adult has bigger dreams in mind. "One of my top goals is I got to get that Oscar sooner or later," Joshua exclusively shared with E! News. "That's one of my biggest ones but also, my second biggest goal would be to inspire. I model my legacy after the late Chadwick...
- 2/19/2021
- E! Online
The Critics Choice Association (Cca) announced the nominees for the 11th annual edition of its TV awards on January 18. Two Netflix dramas, “Ozark” and “The Crown,” lead with six bids each. Right behind at five apiece are the drama “Lovecraft Country,” the limited series “Mrs. America,” and the comedies “Schitt’s Creek” and “What We Do in the Shadows.” Scroll down to see the full list of 2021 nominees by shows.
The Cca is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content.
Winners will be revealed alongside those for the movie awards on a live telecast on the CW on March 7.
Discuss All the Critics’ Choice contenders...
The Cca is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 400 television, radio and online critics and entertainment reporters. It was established in 2019 with the formal merger of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, recognizing the blurring of the distinctions between film, television, and streaming content.
Winners will be revealed alongside those for the movie awards on a live telecast on the CW on March 7.
Discuss All the Critics’ Choice contenders...
- 1/18/2021
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
Nurse Mildred Ratched from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is one of the most-recognized and iconic movie villains of all time. But prior to Net ix’s “Ratched,” the audience only knew her during one distinct slice of her life. When Sarah Paulson set out to shape who the woman was before she worked at a psychiatric facility in Oregon, she had the freedom to play with “some similarities and some things you recognize, but they’re not fully developed; they haven’t settled into her being [and] they have not come to define her,” as she previously told Variety.
Paulson took on the origin story of this well-known figure as she’s “still in the middle of experiencing” those things that will come to define her behavior in “Cuckoo’s Nest” for the new streaming ensemble drama series. It may be daunting for an actor or a casting director to...
Paulson took on the origin story of this well-known figure as she’s “still in the middle of experiencing” those things that will come to define her behavior in “Cuckoo’s Nest” for the new streaming ensemble drama series. It may be daunting for an actor or a casting director to...
- 1/14/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano and Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
“The Good Lord Bird” currently sits in eighth place in our combined TV odds to earn a bid for Best TV Movie/Limited Series at the Golden Globes, but are we underestimating the historical drama from Showtime? Its star Ethan Hawke is comfortably in second place for a Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor nomination and stellar reviews could lead one to believe it’s a lock for a series nod as well. The Hollywood Foreign Press loves a fact-based storyline and “The Good Lord Bird” seems to have all the ingredients to play spoiler.
Among the top 10 contenders in our rankings, “The Good Lord Bird” is one of the most popular with critics based on its score of 84 on Metacritic. Ed Cumming of The Independent writes, “‘The Good Lord Bird’ is an unusual thing: A smart, starry treatment of serious historical events that manages to retain a sense of...
Among the top 10 contenders in our rankings, “The Good Lord Bird” is one of the most popular with critics based on its score of 84 on Metacritic. Ed Cumming of The Independent writes, “‘The Good Lord Bird’ is an unusual thing: A smart, starry treatment of serious historical events that manages to retain a sense of...
- 1/13/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Showtime’s limited series “The Good Lord Bird,” based on James McBride‘s period novel of the same name, tells the story of John Brown (Ethan Hawke), a real-life abolitionist who wanted to end slavery at all costs. As costume designer Amy Andrews-Harrell explains to Gold Derby in our TV Costume Designers Panel (watch above), she used McBride’s work as a jumping off point. “I was so lucky to have the novel as a reference because as often happens in television, we didn’t have secure scripts far enough in advance that I could get everything together,” she reveals.
See‘The Good Lord Bird’: Ethan Hawke is ‘incandescent’ in Showtime’s ‘boldly entertaining’ limited series
Henry “Onion” Shackleford (newcomer Joshua Caleb Johnson) is one of the show’s standout characters, a young boy who starts dressing like a girl when he gets mistaken by Brown as a member of the opposite sex.
See‘The Good Lord Bird’: Ethan Hawke is ‘incandescent’ in Showtime’s ‘boldly entertaining’ limited series
Henry “Onion” Shackleford (newcomer Joshua Caleb Johnson) is one of the show’s standout characters, a young boy who starts dressing like a girl when he gets mistaken by Brown as a member of the opposite sex.
- 12/8/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Oscar-nominated actor and writer Ethan Hawke is poised to contend for kudos for his television work with the recently concluded “The Good Lord Bird.” He also served as a co-writer and executive producer of this Showtime limited series. Hawke portrays the preacher and abolitionist, John Brown, in his adaptation of the acclaimed novel by James McBride.
The story is told from the perspective of a slave, Henry (Joshua Caleb Johnson), who ends up in Brown’s gang and is mistaken for being a girl. Brown lead an armed raid against the U.S. Armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia) in 1859 in the hopes of starting an uprising of American slaves against the institution. While the raid was unsuccessful (with Brown ultimately being executed for treason and murder), many historians view Brown’s actions as a key moment in the lead up to the American Civil War.
The...
The story is told from the perspective of a slave, Henry (Joshua Caleb Johnson), who ends up in Brown’s gang and is mistaken for being a girl. Brown lead an armed raid against the U.S. Armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia) in 1859 in the hopes of starting an uprising of American slaves against the institution. While the raid was unsuccessful (with Brown ultimately being executed for treason and murder), many historians view Brown’s actions as a key moment in the lead up to the American Civil War.
The...
- 11/27/2020
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Most people’s teenage years consist of minimum wage jobs and high school football games, but Joshua Caleb Johnson’s teenage years have been a little different. The young actor has been working in the entertainment industry for most of his life, and 2020 has been his breakout year. Joshua is best-known for playing Onion in the Showtime TV series, The Good Lord Bird. In the show, he stars opposite award-winning actor Ethan Hawke and he has proven that he can hold his own on screen with a seasoned vet. Joshua will also be appearing in the upcoming season of Snowfall. Keep
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- 11/23/2020
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Network: Showtime
Episodes: Seven (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: October 4, 2020 -- November 15, 2020
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Ellar Coltrane, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, David Morse, Steve Zahn, Maya Hawke, Wyatt Russell, and Orlando Jones.
TV show description:
A historical and humorous drama series, The Good Lord Bird is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. The story weaves a humorous, dramatic, and historical tapestry of Antebellum America, spotlighting the complicated and ever-changing racial, religious, and gender roles that make up the American identity.
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Episodes: Seven (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: October 4, 2020 -- November 15, 2020
Series status: Ended
Performers include: Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Ellar Coltrane, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, David Morse, Steve Zahn, Maya Hawke, Wyatt Russell, and Orlando Jones.
TV show description:
A historical and humorous drama series, The Good Lord Bird is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. The story weaves a humorous, dramatic, and historical tapestry of Antebellum America, spotlighting the complicated and ever-changing racial, religious, and gender roles that make up the American identity.
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- 11/18/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
We don't have to wonder if The Good Lord Bird TV show will be cancelled or renewed for a second season. While the Showtime series has been touted as a "limited series", it seems that it's actually a mini-series with a clear ending. Could the story continue anyway, ala Big Little Lies on HBO? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
A historical and humorous drama series, The Good Lord Bird is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. The show stars Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Ellar Coltrane, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, David Morse, Steve Zahn, Maya Hawke, Wyatt Russell, and Orlando Jones. The story weaves a humorous, dramatic, and historical tapestry of Antebellum America, spotlighting the complicated and ever-changing racial, religious, and gender roles...
A historical and humorous drama series, The Good Lord Bird is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. The show stars Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Ellar Coltrane, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, David Morse, Steve Zahn, Maya Hawke, Wyatt Russell, and Orlando Jones. The story weaves a humorous, dramatic, and historical tapestry of Antebellum America, spotlighting the complicated and ever-changing racial, religious, and gender roles...
- 11/18/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched the series finale of “The Good Lord Bird” on Showtime.
John Brown’s (Ethan Hawke) journey may have come to a violent end, but his mission will live on in the young man he inspired, Henry aka Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson).
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 the eyes of a young Black boy who John Brown first mistakenly thought was a girl, ended with Henry riding off on his own after John Brown had been killed. That image, coupled with John Brown’s final words of America being a “beautiful” country were filled with both weight and hope for Hawke, who also executive produced the series.
“I find it incredibly moving,” Hawke tells...
John Brown’s (Ethan Hawke) journey may have come to a violent end, but his mission will live on in the young man he inspired, Henry aka Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson).
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 the eyes of a young Black boy who John Brown first mistakenly thought was a girl, ended with Henry riding off on his own after John Brown had been killed. That image, coupled with John Brown’s final words of America being a “beautiful” country were filled with both weight and hope for Hawke, who also executive produced the series.
“I find it incredibly moving,” Hawke tells...
- 11/16/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
New Delhi, Oct 20 (Ians) Hollywood star Ethan Hawke says he wants to visit India and experience the culture of the country.
"I want to come to India so badly. India has always been one of those places, where I want to go," Hawke told Ians in an exclusive interview.
Hawke is best known for his performance as a narcotics officer in "Training Day", the hopeless romantic in the "Before Sunrise" franchise, the tormented Father Toller in 2018 film "First Reformed", and a bizarrely imagined time travelling agent in "Predestination".
The Oscar-nominated leading star, critical writer and director, is currently seen in "The Good Lord Bird". The limited series is based on a novel by James McBride, and is infused with themes of racism, religion and gender. The story is told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson) a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of John Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers.
"I want to come to India so badly. India has always been one of those places, where I want to go," Hawke told Ians in an exclusive interview.
Hawke is best known for his performance as a narcotics officer in "Training Day", the hopeless romantic in the "Before Sunrise" franchise, the tormented Father Toller in 2018 film "First Reformed", and a bizarrely imagined time travelling agent in "Predestination".
The Oscar-nominated leading star, critical writer and director, is currently seen in "The Good Lord Bird". The limited series is based on a novel by James McBride, and is infused with themes of racism, religion and gender. The story is told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson) a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of John Brown's family of abolitionist soldiers.
- 10/20/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
Hollywood star Ethan Hawke compares living life to building a spider web, saying each moment, success and challenges are connected to each other beautifully.
"Life is a lot like building a spider web. You kind of jump from one corner to the next," Hawke told Ians in an exclusive interview while looking back at his journey from a child actor to a star.
"The little journeys don't seem significant (at that moment). But (when you) look back and when we see the whole journey, you see how they are all connected to each other. It can be very beautiful," he added.
Hawke continued: "The parts that were most challenging, (which you thought were the most difficult), were where the most growth happened. I'm very grateful to my craft and my profession because it allows you to meet all kinds of people."
Ethan Hawke's tryst with Hollywood started as a baby-faced...
"Life is a lot like building a spider web. You kind of jump from one corner to the next," Hawke told Ians in an exclusive interview while looking back at his journey from a child actor to a star.
"The little journeys don't seem significant (at that moment). But (when you) look back and when we see the whole journey, you see how they are all connected to each other. It can be very beautiful," he added.
Hawke continued: "The parts that were most challenging, (which you thought were the most difficult), were where the most growth happened. I'm very grateful to my craft and my profession because it allows you to meet all kinds of people."
Ethan Hawke's tryst with Hollywood started as a baby-faced...
- 10/14/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
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Airing on the Showtime cable channel, The Good Lord Bird is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. The show stars Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Ellar Coltrane, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, David Morse, Steve Zahn, Maya Hawke, Wyatt Russell, and Orlando Jones. The story weaves a humorous, dramatic, and historical...
Will this story end as expected? Has The Good Lord Bird TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on Showtime? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of The Good Lord Bird, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the Showtime cable channel, The Good Lord Bird is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. The show stars Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Ellar Coltrane, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, David Morse, Steve Zahn, Maya Hawke, Wyatt Russell, and Orlando Jones. The story weaves a humorous, dramatic, and historical...
- 10/7/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Ethan Hawke goes all guns blazing as hero and co-creator, in 'The Good Lord Bird' drama series based on the true story of an abolitionist who set out to liberate 19th century America from slavery, in the process triggering off Civil War in that country.
Based on James McBride's 2013 novel of the same name, The Good Lord Bird takes a grim, violent slice of history, retains the gory edge but underplays the dark vibes to turn an early anti-slavery campaign of the US into a rollicking Western thriller.
Watch The Good Lord Bird (2020) Official Trailer
https://youtu.be/H-Tm63y-S4s
Blaxploitation imagined as irreverent Western drama is not new, Quentin Tarantino did it fabulously in his 2012 ode to violence Django Unchained. Hawke and company spread out a similar tongue-in-cheek style of narration over seven episodes, deftly weaving fiction with facts. Only, it is more political in its context.
Based on James McBride's 2013 novel of the same name, The Good Lord Bird takes a grim, violent slice of history, retains the gory edge but underplays the dark vibes to turn an early anti-slavery campaign of the US into a rollicking Western thriller.
Watch The Good Lord Bird (2020) Official Trailer
https://youtu.be/H-Tm63y-S4s
Blaxploitation imagined as irreverent Western drama is not new, Quentin Tarantino did it fabulously in his 2012 ode to violence Django Unchained. Hawke and company spread out a similar tongue-in-cheek style of narration over seven episodes, deftly weaving fiction with facts. Only, it is more political in its context.
- 10/5/2020
- by Glamsham Editorial
- GlamSham
“The Good Lord Bird” premiered on Showtime on October 4 and is poised to be a serious contender at this winter’s awards, including the Golden Globes, as well as next year’s Emmys. The limited series showcases Ethan Hawke both in front of and behind the camera. He helped adapt James McBride‘s 2013 novel of the same name and portrays John Brown, a “wild-eyed” abolitionist leading a misfit brigade of soldiers that fail to initiate a slave revolt, but ultimately instigate the American Civil War.
As of this writing the series, which Hawkes also produced, has a MetaCritic score of 83 based on 13 reviews, all of them positive. On Rotten Tomatoes, the seven-episode series is off to an impressive start with a 100% freshness rating.
“The Good Lord Bird” is told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictionalized character who tags along with Brown’s army after...
As of this writing the series, which Hawkes also produced, has a MetaCritic score of 83 based on 13 reviews, all of them positive. On Rotten Tomatoes, the seven-episode series is off to an impressive start with a 100% freshness rating.
“The Good Lord Bird” is told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictionalized character who tags along with Brown’s army after...
- 10/5/2020
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Will the The Good Lord Bird TV show on Showtime follow the history books? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like The Good Lord Bird is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of The Good Lord Bird here.
A historical and humorous drama series on Showtime, The Good Lord Bird is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. The show stars Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Ellar Coltrane, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, David Morse,...
A historical and humorous drama series on Showtime, The Good Lord Bird is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by James McBride. The show stars Ethan Hawke, Joshua Caleb Johnson, Ellar Coltrane, Hubert Point-Du Jour, Beau Knapp, Nick Eversman, Jack Alcott, Mo Brings Plenty, Daveed Diggs, David Morse,...
- 10/5/2020
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Following a summer during which a multitude of white people took to the streets in support of Black Lives Matter, The Good Lord Bird arrived Sunday on Showtime to tell the story of perhaps the most notorious white ally in American history: John Brown. The 19th-century abolitionist set out to eradicate slavery by any means, including killing and staging a famous raid on Harpers Ferry Armory in West Virginia in 1859. Though unsuccessful, that attack was regarded as a catalyst for the Civil War.
Ethan Hawke stars as Brown in this limited series, directed by Albert Hughes and adapted from James McBride...
Ethan Hawke stars as Brown in this limited series, directed by Albert Hughes and adapted from James McBride...
- 10/5/2020
- by Erica Thompson
- TVLine.com
This The Good Lord Bird review contains spoilers.
Who was John Brown, really? A hero or a madman? A visionary as divinely driven as Moses in the Good Book, or a bloodthirsty zealot who participated in murderous acts of terrorism? It’s a big question that’s pestered American history for centuries, and even Brown’s lifetime. As Showtime’s new series The Good Lord Bird reminds folks in its first episode, before his failed raid on Harper’s Ferry escalated tensions to a fever pitch in the prelude to the Civil War, Brown was one of the most celebrated (or notorious) roustabouts in the Kansas territory during its “bleeding.”
In his lifetime he was seen as a militant leader for the abolitionist cause, and therefore a menace to Pro-Slavery forces in Kansas, Missouri, and the other areas that began practicing their “Border War” well before South Carolinians fired on Fort Sumter in 1861. In death,...
Who was John Brown, really? A hero or a madman? A visionary as divinely driven as Moses in the Good Book, or a bloodthirsty zealot who participated in murderous acts of terrorism? It’s a big question that’s pestered American history for centuries, and even Brown’s lifetime. As Showtime’s new series The Good Lord Bird reminds folks in its first episode, before his failed raid on Harper’s Ferry escalated tensions to a fever pitch in the prelude to the Civil War, Brown was one of the most celebrated (or notorious) roustabouts in the Kansas territory during its “bleeding.”
In his lifetime he was seen as a militant leader for the abolitionist cause, and therefore a menace to Pro-Slavery forces in Kansas, Missouri, and the other areas that began practicing their “Border War” well before South Carolinians fired on Fort Sumter in 1861. In death,...
- 10/5/2020
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
There’s something about a man, about to be hanged for treason, using his final words to proclaim, “What a beautiful country,” that speaks so well to the conflicted sense of present-day patriotism. After all, America again finds itself in need of, and perhaps already in the midst of, a revolution, and those fighting the good fight are fed up with idly watching the United States live down to the selfish interests of its controlling party, rather than live up to its full potential. Patriotism means supporting and defending a country from those working to destroy its ideals, but so often is the word co-opted to encourage blind loyalty — to leaders, to the flag, to symbols rather than principles — that it’s not so easy to go around touting American patriotism.
So hearing the soft intonation of Ethan Hawke’s wild-eyed, scraggly haired John Brown — looking exactly like a man...
So hearing the soft intonation of Ethan Hawke’s wild-eyed, scraggly haired John Brown — looking exactly like a man...
- 10/4/2020
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Too often, period pieces about the making of America treat the past with undue dignity, turning the raucousness and rambunctiousness of a two-and-a-quarter-century pageant of personalities into a chamber piece. American history is serious, sure, but it’s also giddy and strange, and too few entertainments treat it that way. It’s perhaps likely that the character of John Brown — the abolitionist who believed himself possessed by the spirit of the Lord and whose 1859 raid on Harpers Ferry may just have kicked off the Civil War — would tend to resist this sort of false gravity: His mission, for all its consequence and seriousness of purpose, was also fueled by a particularly American mania. But it’s refreshing all the same that “The Good Lord Bird,” Showtime’s new limited series about Brown and his mission, percolates with quirky and strange energy, overflowing with its sense of America as a place defined by its oddity.
- 10/2/2020
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
For Ethan Hawke’s “The Good Lord Bird,” the crew was asked to create a dusty rural environment to simulate the world of 1850s Kansas, in which abolitionist John Brown (Hawke) proposes the armed overthrow of slavery. Adapted from James McBride’s 2013 National Book Award-winning novel of the same name, about a young slave who joins Brown in his mission, the limited series, produced by Blumhouse Television, debuts on Showtime on Oct. 4.
Production designer John Blackie, Hawke and director Albert Hughes knew from the start that they wanted a palette that leaned into earth tones. “It’s almost Old West-looking,” says Blackie, whose credits include “Togo” and “Tin Star.” Blackie took his cues from the source. “The book was so concise in its description, I tried to stay with that,” he says.
Cinematographer Peter Deming (“Mulholland Drive”) credits head makeup artist David Atherton’s test sessions with Hawke for also...
Production designer John Blackie, Hawke and director Albert Hughes knew from the start that they wanted a palette that leaned into earth tones. “It’s almost Old West-looking,” says Blackie, whose credits include “Togo” and “Tin Star.” Blackie took his cues from the source. “The book was so concise in its description, I tried to stay with that,” he says.
Cinematographer Peter Deming (“Mulholland Drive”) credits head makeup artist David Atherton’s test sessions with Hawke for also...
- 10/1/2020
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime is out with its list of everything new coming to the premium cable platform in October, and the list includes the limited series “The Good Lord Bird” starring Ethan Hawke as the abolitionist John Brown.
Other highlights include new episodes of “The Circus,” “Desus & Mero,” and “Our Cartoon President,” along with classic movies like “Legally Blonde,” “Moonstruck,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Schindler’s List” and “Field of Dreams.”
Here’s the full list:
Original Series
The Good Lord Bird
Limited Series Premiere Sunday, Oct. 4, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt
The Good Lord Bird stars Ethan Hawke as controversial abolitionist John Brown. The limited series unfolds from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown’s motley family of abolitionist soldiers during Bleeding Kansas – a time when the state was a battleground between pro- and anti-slavery forces – and eventually finds himself...
Other highlights include new episodes of “The Circus,” “Desus & Mero,” and “Our Cartoon President,” along with classic movies like “Legally Blonde,” “Moonstruck,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Schindler’s List” and “Field of Dreams.”
Here’s the full list:
Original Series
The Good Lord Bird
Limited Series Premiere Sunday, Oct. 4, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt
The Good Lord Bird stars Ethan Hawke as controversial abolitionist John Brown. The limited series unfolds from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Caleb Johnson), a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown’s motley family of abolitionist soldiers during Bleeding Kansas – a time when the state was a battleground between pro- and anti-slavery forces – and eventually finds himself...
- 9/30/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
“It’s alright to stretch the word of the Lord sometimes,” admits God-fearing, fire-breathing abolitionist John Brown (Ethan Hawke) in The Good Lord Bird. It’s an approach the darkly comic miniseries takes towards matters historical as well as religious, as each episode opens with the disclaimer: “All of this is true. Most of it happened.”
Brown did, in fact, lead a series of violent raids across “Bleeding Kansas” in the 1850s, and later orchestrated a doomed raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, with which he hoped...
Brown did, in fact, lead a series of violent raids across “Bleeding Kansas” in the 1850s, and later orchestrated a doomed raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia, with which he hoped...
- 9/29/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV.
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. As many across the country continue to practice self-isolation due to coronavirus, why not while away a few hours on some of the shows below?
This week, “Saturday Night Live” returns on NBC and ABC airs back-to-back special animated episodes of “Black-ish.”
“South Park Pandemic Special,” Comedy Central, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Watch “South Park” tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the only way it knows how: with an hourlong special full of cracks at the nightmare that we’ve all been dealing with. The episode sees Randy comes to terms with his role in the Covid-19 outbreak as the kids happily head back to a school where...
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. As many across the country continue to practice self-isolation due to coronavirus, why not while away a few hours on some of the shows below?
This week, “Saturday Night Live” returns on NBC and ABC airs back-to-back special animated episodes of “Black-ish.”
“South Park Pandemic Special,” Comedy Central, Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Watch “South Park” tackle the coronavirus pandemic in the only way it knows how: with an hourlong special full of cracks at the nightmare that we’ve all been dealing with. The episode sees Randy comes to terms with his role in the Covid-19 outbreak as the kids happily head back to a school where...
- 9/28/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
It’s debatable whether Ethan Hawke has ever given a better performance in his long and impressive career than his turn as abolitionist John Brown in the Showtime miniseries The Good Lord Bird. He’s certainly not given a bigger one.
Brown was a passionate, bordering-on-unhinged opponent of slavery who led the battle through both “bleeding Kansas” and an attempt to rob a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Hawke embodies him underneath a wild, scraggly beard and an even wilder expression in his eyes. This version of Brown — a supporting character in the wild,...
Brown was a passionate, bordering-on-unhinged opponent of slavery who led the battle through both “bleeding Kansas” and an attempt to rob a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Hawke embodies him underneath a wild, scraggly beard and an even wilder expression in his eyes. This version of Brown — a supporting character in the wild,...
- 9/25/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
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Pop culture’s love of adapting existing IP and the proliferation of streaming services means there are many, many TV shows based on books are in the works. In fact, dozens made it to the small screen in 2020 alone.
Long-running book-to-tv series come in all genres, from serious prestige (like the fantasy world of “Game of Thrones” or darkly prescient “The Handmaid’s Tale”) to frothy fun (Freeform’s teen mystery “Pretty Little Liars”) and everything in between.
That’s why this list of some of the best recent book-to-tv adaptations contains shows that aired in 2020 or are scheduled to air in the coming months. That means: the second seasons of genre hits like HBO’s “His Dark Materials” and Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” followup “The Haunting of Bly Manor,...
Pop culture’s love of adapting existing IP and the proliferation of streaming services means there are many, many TV shows based on books are in the works. In fact, dozens made it to the small screen in 2020 alone.
Long-running book-to-tv series come in all genres, from serious prestige (like the fantasy world of “Game of Thrones” or darkly prescient “The Handmaid’s Tale”) to frothy fun (Freeform’s teen mystery “Pretty Little Liars”) and everything in between.
That’s why this list of some of the best recent book-to-tv adaptations contains shows that aired in 2020 or are scheduled to air in the coming months. That means: the second seasons of genre hits like HBO’s “His Dark Materials” and Netflix’s “The Haunting of Hill House” followup “The Haunting of Bly Manor,...
- 8/29/2020
- by Jean Bentley
- Indiewire
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