The Underground Railroad

The Underground Railroad

Ended First aired 13/May/2021 United States English 1 season(s) 10 episode(s)
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
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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Season 1 · Miniseries
10 episode(s) · Air date: 13/May/2021
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S1E9
Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
Air date: 13/May/2021 · Runtime: 78 min
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Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.

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Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.

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Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
Air date: 13/May/2021 · Runtime: 67 min
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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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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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Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
Air date: 13/May/2021 · Runtime: 59 min
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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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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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Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
Air date: 13/May/2021 · Runtime: 61 min
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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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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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Chapter 3: North Carolina
Air date: 13/May/2021 · Runtime: 70 min
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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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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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Chapter 2: South Carolina
Air date: 13/May/2021 · Runtime: 66 min
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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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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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Chapter 1: Georgia
Air date: 13/May/2021 · Runtime: 69 min
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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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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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Thuso Mbedu
Thuso Mbedu
Cora Randall
Chase W. Dillon
Chase W. Dillon
Homer
Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton
Arnold Ridgeway
Kylee D. Allen
Kylee D. Allen
Molly
Trayce Malachi
Trayce Malachi
Chester
Zsané Jhé
Zsané Jhé
Lovey
Danny Boyd Jr.
Danny Boyd Jr.
Young Mack
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MK Smith
Francis
Sean Bridgers
Sean Bridgers
Fletcher
Megan Boone
Megan Boone
Miss Lucy
Will Poulter
Will Poulter
Sam
Benjamin Walker
Benjamin Walker
Terrance Randall
Devyn A. Tyler
Devyn A. Tyler
Meg
Stevie Baggs Jr.
Stevie Baggs Jr.
Jacob
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Mychal-Bella Bowman
Grace
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Elizabeth Youman
Louisa
Fred Hechinger
Fred Hechinger
Young Arnold Ridgeway
Calvin Leon Smith
Calvin Leon Smith
Jasper

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Paul D. Kelly
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Robert Pyzocha
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Susan Tanner
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Mark Friedberg
Mark Friedberg
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Lisa Scoppa
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Britain Illingworth-Cramer
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Gregg Perez
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Richard L. Johnson
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James Laxton
James Laxton
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Alan Newcomb
First Assistant "A" Camera
Jomo Fray
Jomo Fray
Second Unit Director of Photography
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Atsushi Nishijima
Still Photographer

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