The Underground Railroad (2021)

Miniseries

Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil.

Released May 13, 2021 Episode 58 min 16+

Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History, Science Fiction

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Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Production Companies: Plan B Entertainment, Amazon Studios, Big Indie Pictures, PASTEL

Network: Prime Video

Country: United States
Languages: English, Spanish

IMDb 2778

7.4

/9306/

Trakt

/472/

TMDb

/140/

Letterboxd

4.1

/7460/

/110/

/37/

4.0

Barry Jenkins
Director

Chase W. Dillon
Homer

Joel Edgerton
Arnold Ridgeway

Thuso Mbedu
Cora Randall

Aaron Pierre
Caesar

Ryan James
Red

Lucius Baston
Prideful

Jeff Pope
Connelly

Benjamin Walker
Terrance Randall

7.4

S1E1 - Chapter 1: Georgia

When Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in an underground railroad which takes them on an unexpected journey and reveals the true face of America.

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6.9

S1E2 - Chapter 2: South Carolina

Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and "Christian." Meanwhile, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway begins his pursuit of Cora.

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6.6

S1E3 - Chapter 3: North Carolina

Cora reaches a dangerous small town in North Carolina where she must secret away in an abolitionist’s attic while putting everyone’s lives in danger.

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5.9

S1E4 - Chapter 4: The Great Spirit

A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.

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6.1

S1E5 - Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus

Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble runaway filled with inner-strength.

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6.8

S1E6 - Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs

For Arnold Ridgeway, a journey home reveals that "the past is not past." And a chance encounter with a freedman named Royal gives Cora new hope.

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6.2

S1E7 - Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs

Let the fire burn.

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6.2

S1E8 - Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

Royal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her journey, Cora struggles to find peace in this new home.

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