Kindred (TV series)

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Kindred
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Genre Science fiction
Based on Kindred
by Octavia Butler
Developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Starring
Composer Twin Shadow
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
Production companies4th Film Works
The Js
Protozoa Pictures
FXP
Original release
Network FX on Hulu
ReleaseDecember 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)

Kindred is an American science fiction television series developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and based on the 1979 novel of the same name written by Octavia E. Butler.

Contents

The series premiered with eight episodes on December 13, 2022, on FX on Hulu. In January 2023, the series was canceled after one season.

Premise

Dana has just moved to Los Angeles to establish a life close to her only remaining family, her Aunt Denise, when she gets pulled back in time to the 19th century plantation in Maryland.

The modern setting is 2016. [1]

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byTeleplay byOriginal release date
1"Dana" Janicza Bravo Branden Jacobs-Jenkins December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)
2"Sabina" Amanda Marsalis Branden Jacobs-JenkinsDecember 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)
3"Furniture"Amanda Marsalis Joy Kecken December 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)
4"The Waiter from Two Nights Ago" Ayoka Chenzira Bobak EsfarjaniDecember 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)
5"Winnie"Ayoka ChenziraZenzele PriceDecember 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)
6"Celeste" Destiny Ekaragha Joy Kecken & Noah J. RubensteinDecember 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)
7"Jane"Destiny EkaraghaMatthew ShireDecember 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)
8"Alice"Alonso Alvarez-BarredaBranden Jacobs-Jenkins and Noah J. RubensteinDecember 13, 2022 (2022-12-13)

Production and release

In March 2021, FX Productions announced that it had obtained the rights to adapt Octavia Butler's 1979 novel Kindred into a television series developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. [2] Janicza Bravo directed the pilot episode, and Mallori Johnson was cast in the lead role, in her acting debut. [3] The rest of the main cast was revealed in September 2021, adding Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and David Alexander Kaplan. [4]

After producing the television pilot, FX ordered the show to a full series in January 2022. [5] Filming took place in June 2022 in Rome, Georgia. [6] [7] Twin Shadow provided the score for the series, making his television scoring debut. [8]

Kindred was released on December 13, 2022, on Hulu. [9] On January 30, 2023, the series was canceled after one season. [10]

Reception

Critical reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 63% of 27 critic reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Mallori Johnson acquits herself impressively in a difficult role, but the rest of this ambitious adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's seminal novel is less successful in pulling off its tricky tonal balance." [11] On Metacritic, the limited series received a score of 62 based on reviews from 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [12]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
2023 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards Best Contemporary Hair Styling in Television and New Media Series Jamie Amadio, Chantell CarrtherolNominated [13]
2023 NAACP Image Awards Outstanding Breakthrough Creative (Television) Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Nominated [14]
Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Branden Jacobs-JenkinsNominated

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