The Underground Railroad, the new limited series from director
Barry Jenkins that’s based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by
Colson Whitehead, has already released several gorgeous teasers. Now, as we get closer to the premiere date, there’s a new trailer, and it once again makes it clear that this is going to be an absolute must-see. Featuring gorgeously lit cinematography via
James Laxton, the look of this series alone puts so many other shows to shame. Watch
The Underground Railroad trailer below.
The Underground Railroad Trailer
The Underground Railroad, Cora (
Thuso Mbedu) escapes a Georgia plantation and goes looking for “the rumored Underground Railroad,” only to discover it’s “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 (
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After generating buzz for years, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ slavery liberation drama,
The Amazon Prime limited series, which is based on Colton Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, will premiere Friday, May 14, the streamer has announced. The highly anticipated adaptation follows Cora (played by South African newcomer Thuso Mbedu), an enslaved young Black woman who is an outcast on the Georgia cotton plantation where she lives. When she hears about an escape network that could free her from the forced bondage she has endured for far too long, Cora decides to risk her life and break free only to discover it is not a symbolic metaphor. Instead,
Posted on Thursday, February 25th, 2021 by Chris Evangelista
What if the Underground Railroad wasn’t a metaphor but an actual, physical railroad, complete with engineers, conductors, and secret tracks? That’s the premise of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
The Underground Railroad, and the premise of the new Amazon series that adapts it.
Moonlight filmmaker
Barry Jenkins directs the 10-episode series that looks pretty damn great, and today a new teaser trailer arrived along with the official premiere date.
The Underground Railroad Trailer
The Underground Railroad so far, and they’ve all been stunning. But they’ve also been a bit abstract – mostly showcasing the gorgeous visuals along with the equally gorgeous score from Nicholas Britell. This new teaser trailer is a bit more traditional, but it continues to suggest that the new Amazon series from Barry Jenkins is going to be an absolute must-see.