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Exclusive Clip To Episode 2 From Season 2 of Underground<\/strong>Posted by Wilson Morales<\/p>\n

March 14, 2017<\/p>\n

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WGN America has released an exclusive clip on\u00a0how Elizabeth (Jessica DeGouw)<\/strong> is handling her husband John Hawkes’death, after he was shot in the face in the last scene to\u00a0the season 2 opener of the\u00a0hit series \u201cUnderground.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

Underground airs this Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at 10:00 p.m. ET\/PT.<\/strong> Continuing with the series\u2019 bold, contemporary soundtrack that keeps up with the urgency of the storytelling.<\/p>\n

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Season two of the 10-episode, hour-long series follows an unremitting struggle for freedom within a divided America on the brink of civil war, each side vying to enact their own justice. In the premiere, a desperate Rosalee (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), anxiously awaits Noah\u2019s (Aldis Hodge) release from prison, and joins forces with Harriet Tubman (Aisha Hinds) to fend off slave catchers and secure the safe passage of runaways. As John (Marc Blucas) battles for Noah\u2019s freedom in the courtroom, Elizabeth\u2019s (Jessica de Gouw) take a more subversive path to abolitionism, entering into a secret society known as \u201cthe sewing circle.\u201d Meanwhile, Ernestine (Amirah Vann) struggles with personal demons and seductive vices at a new plantation. The fight for freedom continues, even as tragedy strikes.<\/p>\n

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The celebrated \u201cUnderground\u201d cast includes: Jurnee Smollett-Bell<\/strong> as Rosalee (\u201cFriday Night Lights,\u201d The Great Debaters), Aldis Hodge<\/strong> as Noah (Straight Outta Compton, Hidden Figures), Jessica de Gouw<\/strong> as Elizabeth Hawkes (\u201cArrow,\u201d \u201cDracula\u201d), Alano Miller<\/strong> as Cato (Loving, \u201cAtlanta\u201d), Christopher Meloni<\/strong> as August Pullman (\u201cLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit,\u201d Sin City: A Dame to Kill For), Amirah Vann<\/strong> as Ernestine (\u201cGirls,\u201d And So It Goes) and Marc Blucas<\/strong> as John Hawkes (\u201cBlue Bloods\u201d). Season two newcomers include Aisha Hinds<\/strong> (\u201cUnder the Dome,\u201d Star Trek Into Darkness) in the pioneering role of Harriet Tubman, as well as Jasika Nicole<\/strong> as Georgia (\u201cFringe,\u201d \u201cScandal\u201d), DeWanda Wise<\/strong> as Clara (\u201cShots Fired\u201d), Bokeem Woodbine<\/strong> as Daniel (\u201cFargo\u201d), Michael Trotter<\/strong> as Biographer (\u201cRosewood\u201d), Jesse Luken<\/strong> as Smoke (\u201cJustified,\u201d 42) Sadie Stratton<\/strong> as Patty Cannon (\u201cCode Black,\u201d \u201cBoy Meets World\u201d) and Robert Christopher Riley<\/strong> as Hicks (\u201cHit the Floor\u201d).<\/p>\n

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Hailing from Sony Pictures Television, \u201cUnderground\u201d is created and written by Misha Green<\/strong> (“Sons of Anarchy,” “Heroes”) and Joe Pokaski<\/strong> (“Heroes,” “Daredevil”), who serve as Executive Producers alongside Emmy-winning director Anthony Hemingway<\/strong> (\u201cThe People v. O.J. Simpson,\u201d \u201cTreme\u201d); Academy Award-winning writer Akiva Goldsman<\/strong> (A Beautiful Mind, I Am Legend) of Weed Road Pictures; Tory Tunnell<\/strong> (King Arthur, Holy Rollers) and Joby Harold<\/strong> (King Arthur, Edge of Tomorrow) of Safehouse Pictures; John Legend, Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius<\/strong> of Get Lifted Film Co (La La Land, Southside with You); and Mark Taylor<\/strong> (\u201cMadTV\u201d).<\/p>\n