The Underground Railroad

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The Underground Railroad

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 eng...

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About The Underground Railroad

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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Streaming Snapshot

Release Year

2021

TMDB Rating

7.2

Available Sources

21

Watch Path

/tv/the-underground-railroad-80039

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1 seasons available

Miniseries

10 episodes | 2021-05-13

Miniseries Chapter 1: GeorgiaE1

Chapter 1: Georgia

Episode 1
69 min2021-05-13TMDB 6.6

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.

Miniseries Chapter 2: South CarolinaE2

Chapter 2: South Carolina

Episode 2
66 min2021-05-13TMDB 6.1

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.

Miniseries Chapter 3: North CarolinaE3

Chapter 3: North Carolina

Episode 3
70 min2021-05-13TMDB 5.8

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.

Miniseries Chapter 4: The Great SpiritE4

Chapter 4: The Great Spirit

Episode 4
40 min2021-05-13TMDB 5.2

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

Miniseries Chapter 5: Tennessee - ExodusE5

Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus

Episode 5
61 min2021-05-13TMDB 5.2

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.

Miniseries Chapter 6: Tennessee - ProverbsE6

Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs

Episode 6
59 min2021-05-13TMDB 5.6

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.

Miniseries Chapter 7: Fanny BriggsE7

Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs

Episode 7
20 min2021-05-13TMDB 5.3

Let the fire burn.

Miniseries Chapter 8: Indiana AutumnE8

Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

Episode 8
67 min2021-05-13TMDB 5.3

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.

Miniseries Chapter 9: Indiana WinterE9

Chapter 9: Indiana Winter

Episode 9
78 min2021-05-13TMDB 5.8

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

Miniseries Chapter 10: MabelE10

Chapter 10: Mabel

Episode 10
58 min2021-05-13TMDB 5.7

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

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