All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Avery Brooks, ranked

Solomon Northup’s Odyssey is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man in Saratoga, New York who was kidnapped in 1841 and sold into slavery. Northup was intelligent, skilled in carpentry, and was able to play music. He was enslaved in the state of Louisiana for 12 years before he was released.

Hawk has relocated to Washington, D.C., where he is summoned to assist individuals in dire need or facing potential peril. Furthermore, figures from his past resurface, seeking retribution, seeking to collect unsettled debts, or aiming to resolve past conflicts.

Residing in Boston, Spenser is a private investigator who finds himself entangled in a fresh homicide mystery with each new episode. Armed with his extensive expertise, keen observational skills, and logical reasoning abilities honed over the years, Spenser consistently unravels the enigma at hand. Occasionally, his trusted companion Hawk lends a helping hand, ensuring that together they never falter in solving the case.

When a 16-year-old girl disappears into Boston’s sleazy underbelly, Spenser and Hawk pull the trigger on a teen pornography ring that leads to a shocking final twist.

After the discovery of a TV news cameraman’s lifeless body, Spencer is enlisted by a former lover to probe into the activities of a movie producer who might be involved in more than just filmmaking.

When an extremist organization with a penchant for car bombings sets its sights on a controversial African leader, Spenser is recruited from out of town, finding himself in unfamiliar territory and possibly facing adversaries beyond his usual realm.

Spenser, accompanied by his girlfriend Susan Silverman, a psychologist, and his trusted ally Hawk, delves into the investigation of a savage homicide in a picturesque New England town known for its copious snowfall that descends in kilo packages.