The Underground Railroad · S1 · E2
Chapter 2: South Carolina
Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and "Christian." Meanwhile, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway begins his pursuit of Cora.
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Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and "Christian." Meanwhile, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway begins his pursuit of Cora.
Season 1
1Chapter 1: Georgia
69 minMay 13, 2021★ 6.6
When Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in an underground railroad which takes them on an unexpected journey and reveals the true face of America.
2Chapter 2: South Carolina
66 minMay 13, 2021★ 6.1Now viewing
Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and "Christian." Meanwhile, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway begins his pursuit of Cora.
3Chapter 3: North Carolina
70 minMay 13, 2021★ 5.8
Cora reaches a dangerous small town in North Carolina where she must secret away in an abolitionist’s attic while putting everyone’s lives in danger.
4Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
40 minMay 13, 2021★ 5.2
A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.
5Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
61 minMay 13, 2021★ 5.2
Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble runaway filled with inner-strength.
6Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
59 minMay 13, 2021★ 5.6
For Arnold Ridgeway, a journey home reveals that "the past is not past." And a chance encounter with a freedman named Royal gives Cora new hope.
7Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
20 minMay 13, 2021★ 5.3
Let the fire burn.
8Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
67 minMay 13, 2021★ 5.3
Royal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her journey, Cora struggles to find peace in this new home.
9Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
78 minMay 13, 2021★ 5.8
Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.
10Chapter 10: Mabel
58 minMay 13, 2021★ 5.7
In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.
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