Hey folks! The Underground Railroad is an upcoming American historical fiction drama web television limited series directed by Barry Jenkins based on the novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead. The series is set to premiere on Prime Video.
What is the show about? When is it releasing? Is it worth watching? Well, you got to keep on reading more to find out! So, let’s get started! Here are the answers to your questions.
In an alternate timeline, the Underground Railroad, in reality a network of abolitionists, hidden routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African-Americans escape to freedom in the early to mid-1800s, is an actual railroad complete with engineers, conductors, tracks, and tunnels. Cora, an enslaved Black person in Georgia, joins newcomer Caesar in an effort to ride the subterranean train to freedom.
We will be having Thuso Mbedu as Cora Randall, Chase W. Dillon as Homer, Aaron Pierre as Caesar, Joel Edgerton as Ridgeway and Justice Leak as James Randall. Also, we have Damon Herriman as Martin, William Jackson Harper as Royal, Amber Gray as Gloria Valentine, Jim Klock as Tom Hardman, Lily Rabe as Ethel Wells. And also, we have Lucius Baston as Prideful, Fred Hechinger as Young Ridgeway, Owen Harn as Chandler and many more!