Season 1

**Season 1** of FX's genre-breaking drama, *Kindred* was picked up for a series order on January 10, 2022. It premiered December 13, 2022, exclusively on Hulu.

## Synopsis

Adapted from the celebrated novel *Kindred*, by Hugo Award-winner Octavia E. Butler, the FX series centers on "Dana James" (Mallori Johnson), a young Black woman and aspiring writer who has uprooted her life of familial obligation and relocated to Los Angeles, ready to claim a future that, for once, feels all her own. But, before she can settle into her new home, she finds herself being violently pulled back and forth in time. She emerges at a nineteenth-century plantation, a place remarkably and intimately linked with Dana and her family. An interracial romance threads through Dana's past and present, and the clock is ticking as she struggles to confront secrets she never knew ran through her blood, in this genre-breaking exploration of the ties that bind.

*Kindred* stars Mallori Johnson as "Dana James," Micah Stock as "Kevin Franklin," Ryan Kwanten as "Thomas Weylin," Gayle Rankin as "Margaret Weylin," Austin Smith as "Luke," David Alexander Kaplan as "Rufus Weylin," Sophina Brown as "Sarah" and Sheria Irving as "Olivia."

Kindred, Octavia E. Butler's celebrated and critically acclaimed novel, has been adapted for television by writer and showrunner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins who executive produces the series with Joe Weisberg, Joel Fields, Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel of Protozoa Pictures, Courtney Lee-Mitchell and Jules Jackson. Janicza Bravo directed and served as an executive producer on the pilot. The eight-episode season is produced by FX Productions.

## Cast

### Main

* Mallori Johnson as Dana James
* Micah Stock as Kevin Franklin
* Ryan Kwanten as Thomas Weylin
* Gayle Rankin as Margaret Weylin
* Austin Smith as Luke
* David Alexander Kaplan as Rufus Weylin
* Sophina Brown as Sarah
* Sheria Irving as Olivia

### Supporting

* Eisa Davis as Denise
* Brooke Bloom as Hermione
* Lindsey Blackwell as Carrie
* Abigail Shannon as Alice
* Christopher Farrar as Nigel
* Louis Cancelmi as Carlo
* Amethyst Davis as Winnie
* Camille Robinson as Celeste
* Cherrie McRae as Sabina

## Production

* On March 8, 2021, FX gave *Kindred* a pilot order.
* On July 15, 2021, newcomer Mallori Johnson was cast as a series regular.
* On September 29, 2021, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy, and David Alexander Kaplan were cast as series regulars.
	+ Despite being cast in a starring role initially, Antoinette Crowe-Legacy does not appear throughout the series.
* On January 10, 2022, *Kindred* was ordered to series.
* On May 10, 2022, Sheria Irving and Sophina Brown were cast as series regulars.

## Gallery

### Videos

Kindred - Official Teaser - Time - FXKindred - Official Trailer - FX
## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ‘Kindred’ Pilot Based On Octavia E. Butler Novel Picked Up To Series By FX - Deadline
2. ↑ ‘Kindred’: FX Sets Hulu Premiere Date For Series Based On Octavia E. Butler’s Novel – New York Comic Con - Deadline
3. ↑ FX Orders Pilot Based On Octavia E. Butler’s ‘Kindred’ Novel From Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, Courtney Lee-Mitchell & Protozoa - Deadline
4. ↑ ‘Kindred’: Janicza Bravo To Direct, Newcomer Mallori Johnson To Star In FX Pilot Based On Octavia E. Butler Novel - Deadline
5. ↑ ‘Kindred’: Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten & Austin Smith Among Six Cast In FX Pilot Based On Octavia E. Butler Novel - Deadline
6. ↑ Sheria Irving & Sophina Brown Join FX’s ‘Kindred’ As Series Regulars - Deadline