Episode guide

The Underground Railroad

10 episodes · 1 seasons · 2021 · Prime Video

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Season 1

10 episodes

  1. S01E01 Chapter 1: Georgia

    When Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in an underground railroad which takes them on an unexpected journey and reveals the true face of America.

  2. S01E02 Chapter 2: South Carolina

    Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of "Bessie" and "Christian." Meanwhile, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway begins his pursuit of Cora.

  3. S01E03 Chapter 3: North Carolina

    Cora reaches a dangerous small town in North Carolina where she must secret away in an abolitionist's attic while putting everyone's lives in danger.

  4. S01E04 Chapter 4: The Great Spirit

    A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.

  5. S01E05 Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus

    Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble runaway filled with inner-strength.

  6. S01E06 Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs

    For Arnold Ridgeway, a journey home reveals that "the past is not past." And a chance encounter with a freedman named Royal gives Cora new hope.

  7. S01E07 Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs

    Let the fire burn.

  8. S01E08 Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

    Royal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her journey, Cora struggles to find peace in this new home.

  9. S01E09 Chapter 9: Indiana Winter

    Cora's presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.

  10. S01E10 Chapter 10: Mabel

    In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.