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The Underground Railroad (2021)

3,50 28 votes

Show title: The Underground Railroad

IMDb score: 7,4 (9.037)

Episodes: 10

Playing time: 9 hour and 37 minutes

Developed by: Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Mark Ceryak, Richard Heus, Jacqueline Hoyt and Sara Murphy

Stars: Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon and Joel Edgerton

Origin: United States

Releasedate: Thursday 13 May 2021

First aired on: Amazon Prime Video (Nederland)


The Underground Railroad plot

The story of Cora Randall's desperate quest for freedom during the Antebellum South. After fleeing the Georgia plantation to chase after the rumor about the Underground Railroad, Cora discovers not just anything, but a railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels underground. During her journey, Cora is pursued by Ridgeway, a bounty hunter fixated on returning her to the plantation she fled; especially since her mother Mabel is the only one he's never caught. As she travels from state to state, Cora struggles with the legacy of the mother who left her and her own struggle to achieve a life she never thought possible.

Episodes Season 1 (2021)

  1. 1. Chapter 1: Georgia

    14 May 2021 (1 hour)

  2. 2. Chapter 2: South Carolina

    14 May 2021 (1 hour and 06 minutes)

  3. 3. Chapter 3: North Carolina

    14 May 2021 (1 hour and 10 minutes)

  4. 4. Chapter 4: The Great Spirit

    14 May 2021 (40 minutes)

  5. 5. Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus

    14 May 2021 (1 hour and 01 minute)

  6. 6. Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs

    14 May 2021 (59 minutes)

  7. 7. Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs

    14 May 2021 (20 minutes)

  8. 8. Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

    14 May 2021 (1 hour and 06 minutes)

  9. 9. Chapter 9: Indiana Winter

    14 May 2021 (1 hour and 17 minutes)

  10. 10. Chapter 10: Mabel

    14 May 2021 (58 minutes)

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avatar van wwelover

wwelover

  • 2589 messages
  • 3723 votes

Very beautifully made, phenomenal soundtrack, good cast, but God what a long and slow series. Had a lot of trouble watching it.

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Suitehome

  • 752 messages
  • 503 votes

The Underground Railroad is a gripping drama series based on Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Price-winning book. Directed by Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk). The underground train symbolizes the routes and safehouses used by black Americans in the 19th century to flee from southern to northern American states. The series is a lot in one: a western, a drama, an adventure series, a thriller, a road trip, a fantasy series, a historical document and a love story.

I honestly don't really know what to make of this. Certainly, the story is fiery, the acting is excellent, the photography is beautiful and the screenplay is perfect. A slow train indeed, because some episodes are very slow. I was actually glad it was over after 10 episodes. The dark and gloomy atmosphere is a bit too much after 600 minutes. Am I still watching this for fun? Nevertheless, The Underground Railroad tells a current, universal and intense story.

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Kaatje67

  • 5 messages
  • 11 votes

I stopped the series a number of times, especially in the beginning. I found it quite intense and heavy. You are immediately drawn into the story and that is what kept me going.

Some chapters are a bit long, which means that you really have to take the time to watch this series.

Well acted and beautiful images, really worth the stars for me.

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