The Underground Railroad
A young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 59m
- Released
- 2021
- Country
- United States, United Kingdom, Thailand
Details
Release year: 2021
Storyline
A young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.
Top credits
Thuso Mbedu — Cora
Chase Dillon — Homer
Joel Edgerton — Ridgeway
Aaron Pierre — Caesar
Awards
0 wins & 7 nominations
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• The "Underground Railroad" as a train/railroad had never really existed. That name describes a network of secret routes and safe houses during the 19th century across the Eastern Seaboard of the United States of America. The "railroad" helped enslaved African Americans escape to Northern states, and, after the Fugitive Slave Act, to Canada. The first literal subway/tube/underground railroad was built in London, England, in 1863, while America was embroiled in the Civil War to end slavery.
• The series is set in the 1850s, but includes several deliberate anachronisms - subways, dynamite, typewriters, Oklahoma, etc. - to create the impression that it takes place in an alternate universe.
Episodes
10 episodes – 1 seasons
User reviews
Heavy duty TV mini series is worth checking out but beware...
Deeply moving magical realist interpretation of the Underground Railroad
Emotionally Hard to watch but excellent quality across the boards!
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1, 1.78 : 1, 2.39 : 1
- Color
- Color
