‘Kindred’ Bungles Everything Beautiful About Octavia E. Butler’s Sci-Fi Masterpiece

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Hulu’s adaptation of the seminal science fiction story marks the first time Butler’s work has been brought to the screen. But this series zaps the novel of its complex glory.

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