The Underground Railroad — Miniseries
10 episodesFirst aired 13 May 2021
E1Chapter 1: Georgia
6.6May 20211h 9m
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.
E2Chapter 2: South Carolina
6.1May 20211h 6m
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.
E3Chapter 3: North Carolina
5.8May 20211h 10m
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.
E4Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
5.2May 202140m
A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
E5Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
5.2May 20211h 1m
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.
E6Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
5.6May 202159m
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.
E7Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
5.3May 202120m
Let the fire burn.
E8Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
5.3May 20211h 7m
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.
E9Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
5.8May 20211h 18m
Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.
E10Chapter 10: Mabel
5.7May 202158m
In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.