The Underground Railroad Trailer Is Out
The first official trailer of the series ‘The Underground Railroad’ from Academy Award-winner Barry Jenkins is out. The 10-episode limited series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead.
Amazon Video dropped the trailer on their social media profile. The caption read, “The Underground Railroad – Official Trailer. From the beautiful mind of Barry Jenkins, based on the beloved novel by Colson Whitehead, @theugrailroadtv must be seen to be believed. Watch all episodes on May 14.”
The series stars Thuso Mbedu, Chase W Dillon and Joel Edgerton. Aaron Pierre, William Jackson Harper, Sheila Atim, Amber Gray, Peter De Jersey, Chukwudi Iwuji, Damon Herriman, Lily Rabe, Irone Singleton, Mychal-Bella Bowman, Marcus “MJ” Gladney, Jr., Will Poulter and Peter Mullan.
The series chronicles Cora Randall’s (Thuso Mbedu) desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping a Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil.
Over the course of her journey, Cora is pursued by Ridgeway (Joel Edgerton), a bounty hunter who is fixated on bringing her back to the plantation she escaped; especially since her mother Mabel is the only one he has never caught.
As she travels from state to state, Cora contends with the legacy of the mother that left her behind and her own struggles to realize a life she never thought was possible. The Underground Railroad is a production of Plan B, Pastel and Big Indie with Amazon Studios.
The series will premiere all episodes on May 14 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
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