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The Best Episodes of Underground Season 1

Every episode of Underground Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Underground Season 1!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Underground Season 1 Episode 1 - The Macon 7
    8.0/10(350 votes)

    #1 - The Macon 7

    S1:E1

    In 1857, a group of slaves on a Georgia plantation make the dangerous decision to journey 600 miles north for the promise of freedom.

    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Underground Season 1 Episode 2 - War Chest
    7.9/10(296 votes)

    #2 - War Chest

    S1:E2

    A plantation dance becomes the perfect distraction for a heist while John and Elizabeth step into a strange new world.

    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Underground Season 1 Episode 3 - The Lord's Day
    8.1/10(272 votes)

    #3 - The Lord's Day

    S1:E3

    The timetable for escape is agreed upon and Rosalee is tasked with the most important part of the plan.

    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Underground Season 1 Episode 4 - Firefly
    8.9/10(273 votes)

    #4 - Firefly

    S1:E4

    A notorious slave hunter tracks the runners as John and Elizabeth face a lethal predicament.

    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Underground Season 1 Episode 5 - Run & Gun
    8.0/10(245 votes)

    #5 - Run & Gun

    S1:E5

    There's a $1000 bounty on all of the heads of the seven runaways, and August and his son are hot on their trail. The seven look to reach the train heading north. Pearly Mae is punished and Tom want information from her.

    Director:Romeo Tirone
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Underground Season 1 Episode 6 - Troubled Water
    8.0/10(234 votes)

    #6 - Troubled Water

    S1:E6

    The runners steal a floating barge and ride up river. August's chase takes him into Indian territory. Hawkes finds himself working with a posse to catch runaways within the area.

    Director:Romeo Tirone
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Underground Season 1 Episode 7 - Cradle
    8.1/10(251 votes)

    #7 - Cradle

    S1:E7

    The runners take shelter in Indian territory. James is put to work in the cotton field. Elizabeth discovers Boo alone after she was separated from her father. August learns his wife broke out of the Asylum.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Underground Season 1 Episode 8 - Graves
    8.5/10(240 votes)

    #8 - Graves

    S1:E8

    Rosalee and Cato pose as free folks to get medicine after Noah got shot, while still being hunted by August and Jeremiah's posse. Sam is recaptured and returned to the plantation. Macon looks to rally his supporters.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Underground Season 1 Episode 9 - Black & Blue
    7.7/10(244 votes)

    #9 - Black & Blue

    S1:E9

    Rosalee is captured and held at the smokehouse, prompting Noah and Cato to rescue her. John learns of Elizabeth's reckless actions involving Kyle.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Underground Season 1 Episode 10 - The White Whale
    7.9/10(277 votes)

    #10 - The White Whale

    S1:E10

    Everyone must pay for their sins when the day of reckoning arrives.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"The Macon 7" is the best rated episode of "Underground" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 350 votes. Directed by Anthony Hemingway and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/9/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "War Chest".