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All Episodes of The Underground Railroad

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All Episodes of The Underground Railroad

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...
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Season 1

  • Chapter 1: Georgia
    8.1/10834 votes

    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: Unknown

  • Chapter 2: South Carolina
    8.1/10699 votes

    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: Unknown

  • Chapter 3: North Carolina
    7.9/10624 votes

    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: Unknown

  • Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
    7.3/10603 votes

    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: Unknown

  • Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
    7.8/10559 votes

    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: Unknown

  • Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
    7.9/10526 votes

    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: Unknown

  • Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
    7.4/10515 votes

    Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2021

    Let the fire burn.

    Director: Barry Jenkins

    Writer: Unknown

  • Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
    7.7/10495 votes

    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: Unknown

  • Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
    8.9/10556 votes

    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: Unknown

  • Chapter 10: Mabel
    7.8/10464 votes

    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: Unknown