![]() 13 on Hulu, both expands the world of the novel and stays true to its central concerns, specifically the way American history has papered over the reality of slavery while romanticizing the pre-Civil War South and the ways in which slavery's legacy remains never far from the surface of the present. But while a handful of Butler books are in various stages of development, including Wild Seed and Parable of the Sower, FX's Kindred is the first to make it to the finish line. ![]() Her readership has expanded and her reputation has only grown since her death in 2006 at the age of 58. ![]() ![]() Butler was a groundbreaking science fiction writer whose work explores themes of Black identity, history, and power relationships. Adapting Octavia Butler's classic 1979 novel Kindred is a daunting task, made all the more daunting by being the first to bring Butler's work to the screen, big or small. ![]()
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