All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Lisa Gay Hamilton, ranked

MLK/X delves into the lives of the iconic figures of the civil rights era, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. This docu-drama series provides an intimate portrayal of their intricate roles as husbands, fathers, brothers, and sons, offering a perspective beyond the iconic T-shirts to reveal their humanity.

In 2005, Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez discovers Nathaniel Ayers, a mentally ill, homeless street musician who possesses extraordinary talent, even through his half-broken instruments. Inspired by his story, Lopez writes an acclaimed series of articles about Ayers and attempts to do more to help both him and the rest of the underclass of LA have a better life.

Steve Everett, an Oakland journalist recovering from alcoholism, is assigned to cover the execution of convicted murderer Frank Beechum following the death of Everett’s colleague, Michelle Ziegler, who had originally been assigned to the story. Everett interviews a prosecution witness, Dale Porterhouse, who saw Beechum at the store with a gun.

Kyle Kingson is the arrogant and vain son of news anchor Rob Kingson. Kyle bullies Kendra Hilferty, not knowing she is a witch; she transforms him into a hairless, scarred, heavily tattooed shell of his former self. Both are comforts to Kyle when his father, unable to deal with his transformation, has abandoned him.