''Kindred'' is an American science fiction television series developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and based on the novel of the same name written by

Octavia E. Butler Octavia Estelle Butler (June 22, 1947 – February 24, 2006) was an American science fiction author and a multiple recipient of the Hugo and Nebula awards. In 1995, Butler became the first science-fiction writer to receive a MacArthur Fellowship. ...

. 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 in the

Antebellum South In History of the Southern United States, the history of the Southern United States, the Antebellum Period (from la, ante bellum, lit=Status quo ante bellum, before the war) spanned the Treaty of Ghent, end of the War of 1812 to the start of ...

. The time setting of the modern setting is changed to 2016.

Cast

* Mallori Johnson as Dana James * Micah Stock as Kevin Franklin *

Ryan Kwanten Ryan Christian Kwanten (born 28 November 1976) is an Australian actor and producer. He played Vinnie Patterson from 1997 to 2002 in the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''. After his stint ended, he joined the American teen drama series '' ...

as Thomas Weylin * Gayle Rankin as Margaret Weylin * David Alexander Kaplan as Rufus Weylin * Austin Smith as Luke * Sophia Brown as Sarah * Sheria Irving as Olivia * Eisa Davis as Denise

Episodes

Production and release

In March 2021,

FX Productions FX Productions (FXP) is an American television and in-house production company owned by FX Networks (and jointed with Disney Television Studios), a division of the Walt Disney Television unit of The Walt Disney Company. The studio currently produc ...

announced that it had obtained the rights to adapt Octavia Butler's 1979 novel '' Kindred'' into a television series developed by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Janicza Bravo directed the pilot episode, and Mallori Johnson was cast in the lead role to make her acting debut. The rest of the main cast was revealed in September 2021, adding Micah Stock,

, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and David Alexander Kaplan. After producing the television pilot, FX ordered the show to a full series in January 2022. Filming took place in June 2022 in

Rome, Georgia Rome is the largest city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, it is the principal city of the Rome, Georgia metropolitan area, Rome, Georgia, metropolitan statisti ...

, and Twin Shadow provided the score for the series, making his television scoring debut. ''Kindred'' was released on December 13, 2022 on

Hulu Hulu () is an American subscription streaming service majority-owned by The Walt Disney Company, with Comcast's NBCUniversal holding a minority stake. It was launched on October 29, 2007 and it offers a library of films and television serie ...

. On January 30, 2023, the series was canceled after one season.

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

's seminal novel is less successful in pulling off its tricky tonal balance." On Metacritic, the limited series received a score of 62 based on reviews from 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

References

External links

* * {{Hulu 2020s American science fiction television series 2022 American television series debuts 2022 American television series endings Hulu original programming FX on Hulu original programming Television series about time travel Television shows based on American novels