: A modern woman forced to navigate the horrors of slavery while trying to maintain her sense of self and agency.
: Showrunner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins shifted the "present-day" setting from the 1970s (the novel's era) to 2016 to better reflect contemporary race and gender dynamics. Kindred - Season 1
Screenwriter, Musical Theater Lyricist and Playwright kinda! : A modern woman forced to navigate the
: Dana’s love interest (played by Micah Stock) who is inadvertently pulled into the past with her. His experience as a white man in the antebellum South provides a sharp contrast to Dana’s struggle. : Dana’s love interest (played by Micah Stock)
An adaptation of Octavia E. Butler's seminal novel, the first season of Kindred (2022) is an eight-episode Hulu series that updates the classic sci-fi/fantasy story for a modern audience. Plot Overview
The series follows (Mallori Johnson), an aspiring television writer who has recently moved to Los Angeles. Her life is upended when she begins to be violently pulled through time to a 19th-century Maryland plantation. She soon discovers her survival is linked to Rufus Weylin , the young son of the plantation owner and a direct ancestor she must protect to ensure her own existence. Key Characters & Themes