From Academy Award® winner Barry Jenkins and based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad chronicles Cora Randall’s (newcomer 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 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 round out the cast.
Barry Jenkins serves as showrunner and directs all ten episodes of the limited series. He executive produces alongside Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, Richard Heus, Jacqueline Hoyt and Colson Whitehead. The Underground Railroad is a production of Plan B, Pastel and Big Indie with Amazon Studios.
From Academy Award® winner Barry Jenkins and based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad chronicles Cora Randall’s (newcomer 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 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 round out the cast.
Barry Jenkins serves as showrunner and directs all ten episodes of the limited series. He executive produces alongside Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, Richard Heus, Jacqueline Hoyt and Colson Whitehead. The Underground Railroad is a production of Plan B, Pastel and Big Indie with Amazon Studios.
Director/Showrunner:
Barry Jenkins
Based on the Novel by:
Colson Whitehead
Executive Producers:
Barry Jenkins
Adele Romanski
Mark Ceryak
Brad Pitt
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Colson Whitehead
Richard Heus
Jacqueline Hoyt
Writers:
Barry Jenkins
Jacqueline Hoyt
Nathan Parker
Allison Davis
Jihan Crowther
Director of Photography:
James Laxton
Production Designer:
Mark Friedberg
Editor:
Joi McMillon, Alex O'Flinn
Composer:
Nicholas Britell
Costume Designer:
Caroline Eselin-Schaefer
Production Companies:
Plan B, PASTEL, Big Indie with Amazon Studios
Director/Showrunner:
Barry Jenkins
Based on the Novel by:
Colson Whitehead
Executive Producers:
Barry Jenkins
Adele Romanski
Mark Ceryak
Brad Pitt
Dede Gardner
Jeremy Kleiner
Colson Whitehead
Richard Heus
Jacqueline Hoyt
Writers:
Barry Jenkins
Jacqueline Hoyt
Nathan Parker
Allison Davis
Jihan Crowther
Director of Photography:
James Laxton
Production Designer:
Mark Friedberg
Editor:
Joi McMillon, Alex O'Flinn
Composer:
Nicholas Britell
Costume Designer:
Caroline Eselin-Schaefer
Production Companies:
Plan B, PASTEL, Big Indie with Amazon Studios
Francine Maisler, CSA
James Laxton, ASC, Director of Photography
Nicholas Britell, Composer