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The Underground Railroad

7.2(148)
First Aired:May 13, 2021
Seasons:1 season
Episodes:10
Status:Ended

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.

Cast

Thuso Mbedu

Thuso Mbedu

Cora Randall

Chase W. Dillon

Chase W. Dillon

Homer

Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton

Arnold Ridgeway

Seasons

Chapter 1: Georgia

E1Chapter 1: Georgia

69m6.6

May 13, 2021

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

E2Chapter 2: South Carolina

66m6.1

May 13, 2021

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

E3Chapter 3: North Carolina

70m5.8

May 13, 2021

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

E4Chapter 4: The Great Spirit

40m5.2

May 13, 2021

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

Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus

E5Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus

61m5.2

May 13, 2021

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

E6Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs

59m5.6

May 13, 2021

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

E7Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs

20m5.3

May 13, 2021

Let the fire burn.

Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

E8Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

67m5.3

May 13, 2021

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.

Chapter 9: Indiana Winter

E9Chapter 9: Indiana Winter

78m5.8

May 13, 2021

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

Chapter 10: Mabel

E10Chapter 10: Mabel

58m5.7

May 13, 2021

In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.

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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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