The Underground Railroad

TV-MA2021•7.2/10

DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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7.2/10(149)

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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Production

Plan B Entertainment, Amazon Studios, PASTEL, Big Indie Pictures

Language

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 13, 2021

Last Aired

May 13, 2021

Networks

Prime Video

Created By

Barry Jenkins

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Region US · Lang EN

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season

Chapter 1: Georgia

Air date: 2021-05-13

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.

Chapter 2: South Carolina

Air date: 2021-05-13

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.

Chapter 3: North Carolina

Air date: 2021-05-13

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.

Chapter 4: The Great Spirit

Air date: 2021-05-13

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

Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus

Air date: 2021-05-13

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.

Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs

Air date: 2021-05-13

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.

Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs

Air date: 2021-05-13

Let the fire burn.

Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

Air date: 2021-05-13

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.