The Underground Railroad: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Underground Railroad (2021): Drama, Fantasy, History. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
The Underground Railroad is an adaptation of the acclaimed Colson Whitehead novel of the same title. It chronicles 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.
Series details
- Title: The Underground Railroad
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Fantasy, History
- Premiere date: 2021-05-14
- Final broadcast date listed: 2021-05-14
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Web channel listed by TVmaze: Prime Video
- Typical episode runtime: 59 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 5.5/10
- TVMaze ID: 26481
- IMDb ID: tt6704972
- TVDB ID: 373877
Cast and credited roles
- Thuso Mbedu — Cora Randall
- Joel Edgerton — Ridgeway
- Chase W. Dillon — Homer
- Sheila Atim — Mabel
- Peter Mullan — Ridgeway Senior
- Mychal-Bella Bowman — Grace
- Fred Hechinger — Arnold Ridgeway
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2021-05-14; final listed air date 2021-05-14; episode order: 10.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Underground Railroad on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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