The Underground Railroad

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2021 HD 58min TV-MA United States English

Barry Jenkins Thuso Mbedu Joel Edgerton Chase W. Dillon

Drama History

historical slavery underground railroad atmospheric escape from slavery historical revisionism

S1E1 - Chapter 1: Georgia 2021-05-13

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.

S1E2 - Chapter 2: South Carolina 2021-05-13

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.

S1E3 - Chapter 3: North Carolina 2021-05-13

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.

S1E4 - Chapter 4: The Great Spirit 2021-05-13

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

S1E5 - Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus 2021-05-13

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.

S1E6 - Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs 2021-05-13

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.

S1E7 - Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs 2021-05-13

Let the fire burn.

S1E8 - Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn 2021-05-13

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.