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.
1 season · 10 episodes
S1 E1Chapter 1: Georgia
May 13, 20216.669 min
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 Amer
S1 E2Chapter 2: South Carolina
May 13, 20216.166 min
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.
S1 E3Chapter 3: North Carolina
May 13, 20215.870 min
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.
S1 E4Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
May 13, 20215.240 min
A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
S1 E5Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
May 13, 20215.261 min
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.
S1 E6Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
May 13, 20215.659 min
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.
