Underground (2016)

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Rise up.

A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive.

• Released: 2016-03-09
• Genres: Drama
• Seasons: 2, 20 episodes
• Episode length: 42m
• Network: WGN America
• Status: Canceled
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 81 votes

Created by Joe Pokaski, Misha Green.

Top cast

• Aldis Hodge as Noah
• Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Rosalee
• Christopher Meloni as August Pullman
• Jessica De Gouw as Elizabeth Hawkes
• Alano Miller as Cato
• Brady Permenter as Ben Pullman
• Darielle Stewart as Boo
• Amirah Vann as Ernestine
• Shalita McFarland as Gullah Slave (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Underground

• United States: stream on Pure Flix, Here TV; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: watch free on Plex; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
• Canada: buy on Apple TV Store
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV

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