The Underground Railroad

7.2

DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

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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Episodes

Episode 1Chapter 1: Georgia

69 min

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.

Episode 2Chapter 2: South Carolina

66 min

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.

Episode 3Chapter 3: North Carolina

70 min

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.

Episode 4Chapter 4: The Great Spirit

40 min

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

Episode 5Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus

61 min

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.

Episode 6Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs

59 min

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.

Episode 7Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs

20 min

Let the fire burn.

Episode 8Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

67 min

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.