Series

The Underground Railroad

2021★ 7.21 seasons

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

Featured cast

Thuso MbeduCora Randall

Chase W. DillonHomer

Joel EdgertonArnold Ridgeway

Episodes

1Chapter 1: GeorgiaWhen Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in an under…69 min

2Chapter 2: South CarolinaGriffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and "Christia…66 min

3Chapter 3: North CarolinaCora 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.70 min

4Chapter 4: The Great SpiritA young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.40 min

5Chapter 5: Tennessee - ExodusCaptured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble runaway f…61 min

6Chapter 6: Tennessee - ProverbsFor 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.59 min

7Chapter 7: Fanny BriggsLet the fire burn.20 min

8Chapter 8: Indiana AutumnRoyal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her journey, Co…67 min

9Chapter 9: Indiana WinterCora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.78 min

10Chapter 10: MabelIn this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.58 min

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