Underground (TV series)

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Underground
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Genre Period drama
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Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
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Producer(s) W. Mark McNair
Production location(s) Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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  • Evans Brown
  • Hernan Otaño
  • Kevin McKnight
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Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network WGN America
Original release March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) –
present
External links
Website

Underground is an American television period drama series created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski about the Underground Railroad in Antebellum Georgia.[1][2] The show debuted March 9, 2016, on WGN America.[3] On April 25, 2016 WGN America renewed the show for a 10-episode second season.[4]

Cast

Main

  • Jurnee Smollett-Bell[1] as Rosalee, a young, shy and sheltered mulatto house slave on the Macon plantation. She is one of the Macon 7.
  • Aldis Hodge[1] as Noah, a driven, perceptive and restless slave on the Macon plantation. He is one of the Macon 7.
  • Jessica De Gouw[5] as Elizabeth Hawkes, a socialite with abolitionist ideals
  • Alano Miller[6] as Cato, a cunning and charismatic slave. He is one of the Macon 7.
  • Christopher Meloni[1] as August Pullman, a secretive bounty hunter who walks a tightrope between morality and survival

Recurring

  • Christopher Backus[7] as Jeremiah Johnson, an ex con and slave catcher
  • Marc Blucas[8] as John Hawkes, an abolitionist lawyer
  • Reed Diamond[9] as Tom Macon (né Hawkes), John Hawkes' brother and the owner of the Macon plantation.
  • James Lafferty as Kyle Risdin, a US Marshall and Elizabeth's ex-fiancé
  • Amirah Vann[10] as Ernestine, the head house slave of the Macon plantation who is fiercely protective of her children. She is also Tom Macon's lover, and they bore two children, Rosalee and James.
  • Renwick Scott[11] as Henry, a teenaged slave with a rebellious streak and a heart of gold. He is one of the Macon 7.
  • Chris Chalk[11] as William Still
  • Adina Porter[12] as Pearly Mae, a strong-willed wife, mother and slave who first gives voice to the song in which the runners will find clues to help guide them to freedom. Pearly Mae is literate and reads the bible to her husband Moses, which makes the other slaves believe he is the one who can read, although it is only Pearly Mae who can read.
  • Mykelti Williamson[13] as Moses, a fiery preacher for the Macon plantation's field slaves. Many of the slaves believe that he can read the bible, however Moses is illiterate. It is his wife Pearly Mae who secretly reads for him. He is one of the Macon 7.
  • Theodus Crane[11] as Zeke, a formidable slave in both strength and stature.
  • Andrea Frankle as Suzanna Macon, Tom Macon's wife and Pearly Mae's half-sister. Often expresses her disdain for Ernestine, her husband's mistress and mother of two of his slave children.
  • Johnny Ray Gill[11] as Sam, a talented carpenter and Rosalee and James's older half-brother.
  • PJ Marshall[14] as Bill Meekes, the Macon plantation overseer.
  • Darielle Stewart as Boo, Moses and Pearly Mae's daughter. Although she is quiet and shy, she is one of the Macon 7.
  • Maceo Smedley as James, Ernestine's youngest child. He is the younger brother of Sam and Rosalee.

Special guests

Production

On February 27, 2015, WGN America gave a 10-episode straight-to-series order for the series which is created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski.[1] The show is filmed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.[15]

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "The Macon 7" Anthony Hemingway Misha Green & Joe Pokaski March 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) 1.421[16]
In 1857, a group of slaves on a Georgia plantation make the dangerous decision to journey 600 miles north for the promise of freedom.
2 "War Chest" Anthony Hemingway Misha Green & Joe Pokaski March 16, 2016 (2016-03-16) 0.989[17]
A plantation dance becomes the perfect distraction for a heist while John and Elizabeth step into a strange new world.
3 "The Lord's Day" Anthony Hemingway Misha Green & Joe Pokaski March 23, 2016 (2016-03-23) 0.895[18]
The timetable for escape is agreed upon and Rosalee is tasked with the most important part of the plan.
4 "Firefly" Anthony Hemingway Misha Green & Joe Pokaski March 30, 2016 (2016-03-30) 0.915[19]
A notorious slave hunter tracks the runners as John and Elizabeth face a lethal predicament.
5 "Run & Gun" Romeo Tirone Misha Green & Joe Pokaski April 6, 2016 (2016-04-06) 0.978[20]
The runners’ mad dash to catch a train heading north is complicated at every turn while the Macon slaves are questioned about their plans.
6 "Troubled Water" Romeo Tirone Jason Wilborn & Jennifer Yale April 13, 2016 (2016-04-13) 0.881[21]
The road takes its toll on August, as the runners are trapped in a floating coffin and Ernestine struggles to maintain her influence.
7 "Cradle" Kate Woods Misha Green & Joe Pokaski April 20, 2016 (2016-04-20) 0.946[22]
Innocence is lost when children are forced to face the harsh realities of the world.
8 "Grave" Kate Woods Misha Green & Joe Pokaski April 27, 2016 (2016-04-27) 0.992[23]
As death closes in, the runners' only hope is a suicidal attempt to hide in plain sight. Ernestine faces her worst fear.
9 "Black & Blue" Tim Hunter Misha Green & Joe Pokaski May 4, 2016 (2016-05-04) 0.905[24]
10 "The White Whale" Tim Hunter Misha Green & Joe Pokaski May 11, 2016 (2016-05-11) 1.012[25]

References

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  2. ↑ Framke, Caroline WGN's new drama Underground is a tense, terrific history of the Underground Railroad Vox. March 11, 2016
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External links

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