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The Underground Railroad - Season 1
A young woman named Cora makes an amazing discovery during her attempt to break free from slavery in the deep south.
29 April 1983, Petoskey, Michigan, USA
23 September 1952, Pinckneyville, Illinois, USA
2 July 1955, Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
December 23, 2008 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
June 6, 1999 in Hendersonville, North Carolina, USA
2 November 1959, Peterhead, Scotland, UK
29 June 1982, New York, New York, USA
May 13, 2021
The beauty of what Jenkins has done to honor Whitehead's stunning literary work is a true feat in and of itself.May 04, 2021
Barry Jenkins crafts yet another powerful piece of art. Even in its more brutal moments, the filmmaker walks you through with delicate care.May 12, 2021
It seems conjured out of the indulgence of a privileged generation that has to imagine suffering -- a flippant take on Nina Simone's "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free."May 14, 2021
There's been a lot of chat about the Golden Age of TV. Much of it doesn't live up to the hype, but now we have The Underground Railroad, a series where the hype will instead struggle to live up to the show.May 13, 2021
This series is simply stunning, in ways that are anything but simple.May 13, 2021
Trauma becomes tangible in Barry Jenkins's adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel.May 13, 2021
Directed by Oscar-winning screenwriter Barry Jenkins with a mournful sensitivity that's somehow lyrical as well as brutal, almost making the most graphic sequences bearable.May 13, 2021
What's so striking about "The Underground Railroad" is how richly it captures the interiority of its characters, no matter how much time they're given.May 13, 2021
Jenkins gets it all. It's as if he has figured out how to funnel more feeling through a camera lens than anyone else.May 13, 2021
Jenkins is among the few directors and producers who could do it justice, and his 10-episode series is a dark, gorgeous, slightly flawed but ultimately spectacular adaptation.May 11, 2021
It is heartbreaking. But it is also infuriating. If he lets the story meander a little, particularly in the middle, Jenkins never lets viewers off the hook.May 13, 2021
Long, hard ride with some strikingly beautiful craftsmanship to make it all feel worthwhile - at least some of the time.