Netflix’s global hit Korean series “Squid Game” won at the 31st Annual Gotham Awards held on Nov. 29 in New York City. “Squid Game” bagged the award for Breakthrough Series-Long Format (over 40 minutes) against “The Good Lord Bird,” “It’s A Sin,” “Small Axe,” “The Underground Railroad” and “The Wh
Wednesday, 12th May 2021 at 4:19 pm
Upcoming Amazon Prime Video series The Underground Railroad is based on the alternative history novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead, and set in 19th century America.
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Inspired by the real-life Underground Railroad – a route of safe houses and anti-slavery activists who guided escaped slaves to safety – the novel and subsequent TV series fictionalises the eponymous ‘railroad’ as a literal rail transport system, complete with train tracks and tunnels, which runs through the South.
Academy Award winning director Barry Jenkins helms the 10-part series, which has earned rave reviews from critics. Thuso Mbedu plays the series protagonist, escaped slave Cora.