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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 engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil.
- Created by:
- Barry Jenkins
- Cast:
- Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon, Joel Edgerton
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- Prime Video
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E01
Episode 1
★ 6.6Chapter 1: Georgia
2021-05-13 · 69mWhen 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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E02
Episode 2
★ 6.1Chapter 2: South Carolina
2021-05-13 · 66mGriffin, 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.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 5.8Chapter 3: North Carolina
2021-05-13 · 70mCora 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.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 5.2Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
2021-05-13 · 40mA young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 5.2Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
2021-05-13 · 61mCaptured 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.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 5.6Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
2021-05-13 · 59mFor 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.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 5.3Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
2021-05-13 · 20mLet the fire burn.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 5.3Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
2021-05-13 · 67mRoyal 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.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 5.8Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
2021-05-13 · 78mCora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 5.7Chapter 10: Mabel
2021-05-13 · 58mIn this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.
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Thuso Mbedu
Cora Randall
Chase W. Dillon
Homer
Joel Edgerton
Arnold Ridgeway
