The Underground Railroad (2021–2021)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy1 season, 10 episodes
The Underground Railroad posterReview score: 72%

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Plot

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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  1. 01The Underground Railroad S01E01Chapter 1: GeorgiaS01E01 · 6.6When 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.
  2. 02The Underground Railroad S01E02Chapter 2: South CarolinaS01E02 · 6.1Griffin, 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.
  3. 03The Underground Railroad S01E03Chapter 3: North CarolinaS01E03 · 5.8Cora 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.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2021Aired 5.7Season avg
  1. S01E01The Underground Railroad S01E01Season's bestChapter 1: GeorgiaMay 13, 2021 6.6When Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in
  2. S01E02The Underground Railroad S01E02Chapter 2: South CarolinaMay 13, 2021 6.1Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and
  3. S01E03The Underground Railroad S01E03Chapter 3: North CarolinaMay 13, 2021 5.8Cora reaches a dangerous small town in North Carolina where she must secret away in an abolitionist’s attic while putting everyone’s lives i
  4. S01E04The Underground Railroad S01E04Chapter 4: The Great SpiritMay 13, 2021 5.2A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
  5. S01E05The Underground Railroad S01E05Chapter 5: Tennessee - ExodusMay 13, 2021 5.2Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble
  6. S01E06The Underground Railroad S01E06Chapter 6: Tennessee - ProverbsMay 13, 2021 5.6For Arnold Ridgeway, a journey home reveals that "the past is not past." And a chance encounter with a freedman named Royal gives Cora new h
  7. S01E07The Underground Railroad S01E07Chapter 7: Fanny BriggsMay 13, 2021 5.3Let the fire burn.
  8. S01E08The Underground Railroad S01E08Chapter 8: Indiana AutumnMay 13, 2021 5.3Royal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her jo
  9. S01E09The Underground Railroad S01E09Chapter 9: Indiana WinterMay 13, 2021 5.8Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reign
  10. S01E10The Underground Railroad S01E10Chapter 10: MabelMay 13, 2021 5.7In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.

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Cast

Thuso MbeduThuso MbeduCora RandallChase W. DillonChase W. DillonHomerJoel EdgertonJoel EdgertonArnold Ridgeway

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