The Underground Railroad (2021)

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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.

• Released: 2021-05-13
• Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
• Seasons: 1, 10 episodes
• Network: Prime Video
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 153 votes

Created by Barry Jenkins.

Top cast

• Thuso Mbedu as Cora Randall
• Chase W. Dillon as Homer
• Joel Edgerton as Arnold Ridgeway

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Where to watch The Underground Railroad

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Thirteen; watch free on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Amazon MX Player
• United Kingdom: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• India: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Canada: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
• Australia: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads

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