The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad is an adaptation of the acclaimed Colson Whitehead novel of the same title. It chronicles 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.
Main Cast
Thuso Mbeduas Cora Randall
Joel Edgertonas Ridgeway
Chase W. Dillonas Homer
Sheila Atimas Mabel
Peter Mullanas Ridgeway Senior
Mychal-Bella Bowmanas Grace
Fred Hechingeras Arnold Ridgeway
Episode Guide
Season 1
- Episode 1: Chapter 1: Georgia
Aired: May 14, 2021When 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
Aired: May 14, 2021Griffin, 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
Aired: May 14, 2021Cora 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
Aired: May 14, 2021A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
- Episode 5: Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
Aired: May 14, 2021Captured 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
Aired: May 14, 2021For 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
Aired: May 14, 2021Let the fire burn.
- Episode 8: Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
Aired: May 14, 2021Royal 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
Aired: May 14, 2021Cora'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
Aired: May 14, 2021In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.