Barry Jenkins’ ‘The Underground Railroad’: Trailer & Release Date

Today Amazon Prime Video announced that the highly anticipated Amazon Original limited series from Barry Jenkins, The Underground Railroad, will premiere on May 14 exclusively on Prime Video. The series from the Academy Award winning director is set to stream in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The Underground Railroad is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead. Barry Jenkins’ ‘The Underground Railroad’: Trailer & Release Date

The limited 10-episode series follows Cora Randall’s (newcomer Thuso Mbedu) desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping a Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers 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 (Joel Edgerton), a bounty hunter who is fixated on bringing her back to the plantation she escaped; especially since her mother Mabel is the only one he has never caught. As she travels from state to state, Cora contends with the legacy of the mother that left her behind and her own struggles to realize a life she never thought was possible. 

The Underground Railroad stars Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon and Joel Edgerton. Aaron Pierre, William Jackson Harper, Sheila Atim, Amber Gray, Peter De Jersey, Chukwudi Iwuji, Damon Herriman, Lily Rabe, Irone Singleton, Mychal-Bella Bowman, Marcus “MJ” Gladney, Jr., with Will Poulter and Peter Mullan rounding out the cast.

Barry Jenkins’ banner PASTEL is producing the series under his first-look television deal with Amazon alongside Plan B and Big Indie. Jenkins will also serve as showrunner; directing all ten episodes of the limited series. He executive produces alongside Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, Richard Heus, Jacqueline Hoyt and Colson Whitehead. 

Barry Jenkins’ ‘The Underground Railroad’: Trailer & Release Date Barry Jenkins’ ‘The Underground Railroad’: Trailer & Release Date