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S1, E7 Last Words

Original Air Date: Nov 15, 2020

John Brown and his remaining army take a last stand as more federal troops descend upon Harper’s Ferry. With John Brown captured and held for public execution, Onion, truly on his own, risks his life to say his goodbyes to Brown. Series finale.

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Cast
Ethan Hawke
John Brown
Joshua Caleb Johnson
Onion a/k/a Henry Shackleford
Beau Knapp
Owen Brown
Moses Brings Plenty
Ottawa Jones
Nick Eversman
John Brown, Jr.
Jack Alcott
Jason Brown
Ellar Coltrane
Salmon Brown
Hubert Point-Du Jour
Bob
Written for television by
Mark Richard & Ethan Hawke
Created for television by
Mark Richard and Ethan Hawke
Based on the novel by
James McBride
Directed by
Michael Nankin
Rating
TVMA
Showtime Advisories
Adult Content, Adult Language, Violence

1 Season, 7 Episodes

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    Ethan Hawke stars as abolitionist John Brown in this limited series based on the novel. "Onion" is a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of Brown's motley family of abolitionist soldiers and finds himself in the famous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.

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