

8.743 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestDana finds herself in a dire situation. Kevin chases a runaway slave. Tom seeks to restate order on his plantation.
A young aspiring writer discovers secrets about her family's past when she finds herself mysteriously being pulled back and forth in time to a 19th century plantation.
Acting
Mallori Johnson carries disorientation like a second skin.
Writing
Jacobs-Jenkins cracks Butler's novel open for 2022—messy, necessary.
Creator
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Octavia Butler refused to call Kindred sci-fi, insisting it was 'a grim fantasy'—the show honors that refusal.
The series was canceled after one season at FX, making its unresolved ending unintentionally mirror Dana's own interrupted timeline.