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The Underground Railroad

From Academy Award® winner Barry Jenkins and based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, "The Underground Railroad" is a new series that chronicles Cora Randall’s desperate bid for freedom in the Antebellum South. After escaping a Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad beneath the Southern soil.

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Cast & Crew See All

Thuso Mbedu
Cora
Chase Dillon
Homer
Joel Edgerton
Ridgeway

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Chapter 1: Georgia

Fri, May 14, 202168 mins

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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The Underground Railroad: Building The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad: Building The Underground Railroad
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3:35 The Underground Railroad: Building The Underground Railroad

Awards

  • 2022 - Golden Globe - Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series or Motion Picture Made for Television - winner
  • 2021 - Black Reel - Outstanding Actress, TV Movie/Limited Series - nominated
  • 2021 - Black Reel - Outstanding Supporting Actor, TV Movie/Limited Series - nominated
  • 2021 - Black Reel - Outstanding Directing, TV Movie/Limited Series - nominated

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