9.0/109 votes#1 - Chapter 1: Georgia
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/13/2021
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.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
8.7/106 votes#2 - Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/13/2021
Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
8.6/107 votes#3 - Chapter 2: South Carolina
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/13/2021
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.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
8.5/106 votes#4 - Chapter 3: North Carolina
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/13/2021
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.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
8.3/106 votes#5 - Chapter 10: Mabel
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/13/2021
In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
7.8/106 votes#6 - Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2021
Let the fire burn.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
7.8/106 votes#7 - Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/13/2021
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.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
7.7/106 votes#8 - Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/13/2021
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.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
7.5/104 votes#9 - Chapter V
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/28/2017
Friends drag Reggie out on the town to stop him from brooding over the revolution and Sam's new beau. But the night takes a harrowing turn.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: Jack Moore
7.5/106 votes#10 - Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/2021
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.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
7.3/106 votes#11 - Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/13/2021
A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
Director: Barry Jenkins
Writer: N/A
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"Chapter 1: Georgia" is the best rated episode directed by Barry Jenkins. It scored 9/10 based on 9 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 5/13/2021 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Chapter 9: Indiana Winter".