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From Academy Award® winner Barry Jenkins and based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead, "The Underground Railroad" is a new series that chronicles Cora Randall’s desperate bid for freedom in the Antebellum South. After escaping a Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad beneath the Southern soil.
Original Release
05/13/2021 on Prime video
US Release
05/13/2021
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thuso Mbedu | Cora |
| Chase Dillon | Homer |
| Joel Edgerton | Ridgeway |
| Reshonnah Harvey | House Slave |
| Aaron Pierre | Caesar |
| Sheila Atim | Mabel |
| Peter Mullan | Ridgeway Senior |
| William Jackson Harper | Royal |
| Jeff Pope | Connelly |
| Lucius Baston | Prideful |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | Friday, 14 May 2021 |
| 2 | South Carolina | Thursday, 13 May 2021 |
| 3 | North Carolina | Thursday, 13 May 2021 |
| 4 | The Great Spirit | Thursday, 13 May 2021 |
| 5 | Tennessee - Exodus | Thursday, 13 May 2021 |
| 6 | Tennessee - Proverbs | Thursday, 13 May 2021 |
| 7 | Fanny Briggs | Thursday, 13 May 2021 |
| 8 | Indiana Autumn | Thursday, 13 May 2021 |
| 9 | Indiana Winter | Thursday, 13 May 2021 |
| 10 | Mabel | Thursday, 13 May 2021 |
Directors
Writers
Colson Whitehead, Jihan Crowther, Barry Jenkins, Jacqueline Hoyt, Nathan Parker, Allison Davis, Adrienne Rush
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Thuso Mbedu | Cora |
| Chase Dillon | Homer |
| Joel Edgerton | Ridgeway |
| Reshonnah Harvey | House Slave |
| Aaron Pierre | Caesar |
| Sheila Atim | Mabel |
| Peter Mullan | Ridgeway Senior |
| William Jackson Harper | Royal |
| Jeff Pope | Connelly |
| Lucius Baston | Prideful |
| Marcus Gladney Jr. | Ellis |
| Kraig Dane | Boseman |
| Kylee D. Allen | Molly |
| Ryan James | Red |
| Mychal-Bella Bowman | Grace |
| Luray Cooper | Jockey |
| Trevor David | Samson |
| Monique Grant | Agnes |
| Sherry Richards | Ruth |
| Zsane Jhe | Lovey |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Jeremy Kleiner | Executive Producer |
| Adele Romanski | Executive Producer |
| Colson Whitehead | Executive Producer |
| Sara Murphy | Executive Producer |
| Mark Ceryak | Executive Producer |
| Richard Heus | Executive Producer |
| Jacqueline Hoyt | Executive Producer |
| Dede Gardner | Executive Producer |
| Brad Pitt | Executive Producer |
| Barry Jenkins | Executive Producer |
| Shawn Petersen | Producer |
| Jamie Feldman | Producer |
| Nathan Parker | Producer |
| Chiara M. Rivera | Producer |
| Lindsey Molnar | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Limited Series, Movie or Special | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special (Original Dramatic Score) | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nominated |
| 2021 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nominated |
