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The Underground Railroad(TV show/series, 2021)

TV-MA
| Genre: Drama

Mini series in 1 season with 10 episodes

The Underground RailroadRating: 3.7/5 (with 57 votes)
The Underground Railroad is an American historical drama limited television series created and directed by Barry Jenkins based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 14, 2021. The series won the Golden Globe Award for Best Miniseries or Television Film, the BAFTA for Best International Programme, received a Peabody Award, and garnered several other nominations including the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. ()
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About The Underground Railroad

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.

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The Underground Railroad Seasons and Episodes

05/13/2021Miniseries - 10 episodes
#1 | 05/13/2021Chapter 1: Georgia
4.5/5 (with 9 votes)
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.
#2
#2 | 05/13/2021Chapter 2: South Carolina
4.3/5 (with 7 votes)
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.
#3
#3 | 05/13/2021Chapter 3: North Carolina
4.3/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#4
#4 | 05/13/2021Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
3.7/5 (with 6 votes)
A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
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#5 | 05/13/2021Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
3.9/5 (with 6 votes)
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 | 05/13/2021Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
3.8/5 (with 6 votes)
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.
#7
#7 | 05/13/2021Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
3.9/5 (with 6 votes)
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#8 | 05/13/2021Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
3.9/5 (with 6 votes)
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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#9 | 05/13/2021Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
4.4/5 (with 6 votes)
Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.
#10 | 05/13/2021Chapter 10: Mabel
4.2/5 (with 6 votes)
In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "The Underground Railroad" (find it on Amazon)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)
Translated into 22 languages: Arabic (AR), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Thai (TH), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 05/13/2021
Cast: Thuso Mbedu, Joel Edgerton, Peter Mullan, Fred Hechinger, Sheila Atim
Director: Barry Jenkins
Director of Photography: James Laxton
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"El ferrocarrill subterráneo"
"地下鉄道 自由への旅路"
"A Estrada Subterrânea"
"ทางลับ ทางทาส"
"Підпільна залізниця"

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