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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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Chapter 1: GeorgiaWhen 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. - 02
Chapter 2: South CarolinaGriffin, 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. - 03
Chapter 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.
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- S01E01Season's bestChapter 1: GeorgiaMay 13, 2021When Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in
- S01E02Chapter 2: South CarolinaMay 13, 2021Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and
- S01E03Chapter 3: North CarolinaMay 13, 2021Cora reaches a dangerous small town in North Carolina where she must secret away in an abolitionist’s attic while putting everyone’s lives i
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Chapter 4: The Great SpiritMay 13, 2021A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit. - S01E05
Chapter 5: Tennessee - ExodusMay 13, 2021Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble - S01E06
Chapter 6: Tennessee - ProverbsMay 13, 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 h - S01E07
Chapter 7: Fanny BriggsMay 13, 2021Let the fire burn. - S01E08
Chapter 8: Indiana AutumnMay 13, 2021Royal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her jo - S01E09
Chapter 9: Indiana WinterMay 13, 2021Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reign - S01E10
Chapter 10: MabelMay 13, 2021In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.
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