Follow 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.
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- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes aired
- 10
- Latest aired
- S01E01
- Total runtime
- 9h 48min
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S01E01 Chapter 1: Georgia
May 13 · 69min find the promo
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When Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in an underground railroad which takes them on an unexpected journey and reveals the true face of America.
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S01E02 Chapter 2: South Carolina
May 13 · 66min find the promo
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Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and "Christian." Meanwhile, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway begins his pursuit of Cora.
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S01E03 Chapter 3: North Carolina
May 13 · 70min find the promo
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Cora reaches a dangerous small town in North Carolina where she must secret away in an abolitionist’s attic while putting everyone’s lives in danger.
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S01E04 Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
May 13 · 40min find the promo
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A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
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S01E05 Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
May 13 · 61min find the promo
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Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble runaway filled with inner-strength.
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S01E06 Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
May 13 · 59min find the promo
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For Arnold Ridgeway, a journey home reveals that "the past is not past." And a chance encounter with a freedman named Royal gives Cora new hope.
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S01E08 Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
May 13 · 67min find the promo
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Royal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her journey, Cora struggles to find peace in this new home.
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S01E09 Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
May 13 · 78min find the promo
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Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.
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S01E10 Chapter 10: Mabel
May 13 · 58min find the promo
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In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.