Making a funny drama about slavery
The Good Lord Bird walks a fine line in its take on abolitionist John Brown's role in the US Civil War
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Ethan Hawke (centre) as abolitionist John Brown in The Good Lord Bird.
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Alison de Souza In Los Angeles, Alison de Souza
Movie star Ethan Hawke takes to the small screen for The Good Lord Bird, a period drama in which he plays American abolitionist John Brown, a white man who fought to end slavery in the 19th century.
But the Training Day (2001) and Dead Poets Society (1989) actor promises that the limited series will not offer a "white saviour" account of Brown's role in the American Civil War.
