5/26/2023 0 Comments Kindred series octavia butler![]() ![]() Adding plots, character points of view, and non-linear storytelling to the mix, Kindred the series is creative but it loses the focus and grace of Butler’s prose and intentions.īutler’s novel takes place in 1976, but showrunner Jacobs-Jenkins has set this series in 2016 Los Angeles to reflect current race and gender relations. ![]() And now it’s an eight-episode FX series from playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that is more loosely based, and inspired by Butler’s Kindred than a direct adaptation. A sci-fi tale about a contemporary young Black woman who spontaneously travels back to the Antebellum south to experience the institution of slavery and misogyny first-hand remains a modern classic. Butler’s 1979 novel Kindred is an original story that has maddeningly withstood live-action adaptation. ![]()
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