8.0/10345 votes#1 - The Macon 7
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/9/2016
In 1857, a group of slaves on a Georgia plantation make the dangerous decision to journey 600 miles north for the promise of freedom.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: N/A
8.1/10291 votes#2 - War Chest
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/16/2016
A plantation dance becomes the perfect distraction for a heist while John and Elizabeth step into a strange new world.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: N/A
8.1/10268 votes#3 - The Lord's Day
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/23/2016
The timetable for escape is agreed upon and Rosalee is tasked with the most important part of the plan.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: N/A
8.9/10270 votes#4 - Firefly
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/30/2016
A notorious slave hunter tracks the runners as John and Elizabeth face a lethal predicament.
Director: Anthony Hemingway
Writer: N/A
8.0/10242 votes#5 - Run & Gun
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/6/2016
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: N/A
8.0/10231 votes#6 - Troubled Water
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/13/2016
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: N/A
8.1/10247 votes#7 - Cradle
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/20/2016
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: N/A
8.6/10237 votes#8 - Graves
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/27/2016
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: N/A
7.7/10240 votes#9 - Black & Blue
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 5/4/2016
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: N/A
7.9/10275 votes#10 - The White Whale
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 5/11/2016
Everyone must pay for their sins when the day of reckoning arrives.
Director: Tim Hunter
Writer: N/A
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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...
Genre:Drama
Network:WGN America
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Macon 7" is the best rated episode of "Underground" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 345 votes. Directed by Anthony Hemingway and written by N/A, it aired on 3/9/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "War Chest".