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.
- Metascore92
- 2021-2021
- 1 season
- Amazon Prime Video
- Drama, Fantasy, Documentary, Action & Adventure
- TV-MA
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.
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2021
Episode 1
Chapter 1: Georgia
Fri, May 14, 2021 68 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.
Episode 2
Chapter 2: South Carolina
Fri, May 14, 2021 66 mins
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.
Episode 3
Chapter 3: North Carolina
Fri, May 14, 2021 70 mins
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.
Episode 4
Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
Fri, May 14, 2021 40 mins
A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
Episode 5
Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
Fri, May 14, 2021 61 mins
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.
Episode 6
Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
Fri, May 14, 2021 59 mins
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.
Episode 7
Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
Fri, May 14, 2021 20 mins
Fiona knocks over a lamp and sets fire to Ethel and Martin's house. Grace makes off while the fire rages, and in the process makes a discovery.
Episode 8
Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
Fri, May 14, 2021 66 mins
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.
Episode 9
Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
Fri, May 14, 2021 77 mins
Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.
Episode 10
Chapter 10: Mabel
Fri, May 14, 2021 58 mins
In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter