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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
Links
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Cast
Name | Character |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |