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The Underground Railroad is an American historical drama limited television series created and directed by Barry Jenkins based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead. The series premiered on Amazon Prime Video on May 14, 2021.
The Underground Railroad: With Thuso Mbedu, Chase Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Reshonnah Harvey. A young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.
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- 2021-05-14
- Drama, Fantasy, History
- 59
The Underground Railroad—an odyssey through time and space—is a kinetic adventure of one woman’s ferocious will to escape bondage. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, this series is the television debut of Academy award winning director Barry Jenkins.
Release Date. May 14, 2021. After escaping a Georgia plantation, Cora boards a train embarking on a harrowing trip as she seeks true freedom while being hunted by a notorious slave catcher.
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- Thuso Mbedu
- TV-14
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May 4, 2021 · Amazon Prime. There have been a number of recent dramas depicting the experience of slavery. But this beautiful, searing adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s novel stands apart, writes Caryn James. The...
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.
May 13, 2021 · May 13, 2021. The Underground Railroad. NYT Critic’s Pick. In Barry Jenkins’s transfixing adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s “The Underground Railroad,” Martin (Damon Herriman), a white...
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