
TV show · drama
Underground
2016–2017 · 2 seasons, 20 episodes · canceled
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Seasons and episodes Underground
Season scores: TMDB, out of 10.
Season 1
2016 · 10 episodes · about 7h · 7.2/10
1. The Macon 742 min · 7.8/10
In 1857, a group of slaves on a Georgia plantation make the dangerous decision to journey 600 miles north for the promise of freedom.
2. War Chest42 min · 4.9/10
A plantation dance becomes the perfect distraction for a heist while John and Elizabeth step into a strange new world.
3. The Lord's Day42 min
The timetable for escape is agreed upon and Rosalee is tasked with the most important part of the plan.
4. Firefly42 min
A notorious slave hunter tracks the runners as John and Elizabeth face a lethal predicament.
5. Run & Gun42 min
There's a $1000 bounty on all of the heads of the seven runaways, and August and his son are hot on their trail. The seven look to reach the train heading north. Pearly Mae is punished and Tom want information from her.
6. Troubled Water42 min
The runners steal a floating barge and ride up river. August's chase takes him into Indian territory. Hawkes finds himself working with a posse to catch runaways within the area.
7. Cradle42 min
The runners take shelter in Indian territory. James is put to work in the cotton field. Elizabeth discovers Boo alone after she was separated from her father. August learns his wife broke out of the Asylum.
8. Graves42 min
Rosalee and Cato pose as free folks to get medicine after Noah got shot, while still being hunted by August and Jeremiah's posse. Sam is recaptured and returned to the plantation. Macon looks to rally his supporters.
9. Black & Blue42 min · 8.0/10
Rosalee is captured and held at the smokehouse, prompting Noah and Cato to rescue her. John learns of Elizabeth's reckless actions involving Kyle.
10. The White Whale42 min · 8.0/10
Everyone must pay for their sins when the day of reckoning arrives.
Season summaries2 seasons, 10 episodes each
Season 1
2016 · 10 episodes · about 7h · TMDB 7.2
Season 2
2017 · 10 episodes · TMDB 8.5
Episodes run about 42 min. Last episode: May 10, 2017
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6.7/1081 votes
What is it about? Underground
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A group of slaves plan a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive.
Genre: drama. Themes: georgia, slavery, plantation, historical drama, underground railroad.
Cast and crew Underground
AllCreators
- Created byJoe Pokaski
- Created byMisha Green
- MusicRaphael Saadiq
- NetworkWGN America
Full cast14 cast members across all seasons
Cast:
- Aldis Hodge · Noah · 20 ep.
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell · Rosalee · 20 ep.
- Christopher Meloni · August Pullman · 20 ep.
- Jessica De Gouw · Elizabeth Hawkes · 20 ep.
- Alano Miller · Cato · 20 ep.
- Brady Permenter · Ben Pullman · 20 ep.
- Darielle Stewart · Boo · 20 ep.
- Amirah Vann · Ernestine · 20 ep.
- Reed Diamond · Tom Macon · 10 ep.
- Shalita McFarland · Gullah Slave (uncredited) · 10 ep.
- Johnny Ray Gill · Sam · 7 ep.
- Toby Nichols · T.R. Macon · 7 ep.
- Rayan Lawrence · Elliot · 3 ep.
- Marc Blucas · John Hawkes · 9 ep.
Crew:
- Meghan C. Rogers · Production Design
- Karyn Wagner · Costume Design
- Tory Tunnell · Executive Producer
- Joe Pokaski · Executive Producer
- Misha Green · Executive Producer
- John Legend · Executive Producer
- Joby Harold · Executive Producer
- Ty Stiklorius · Executive Producer
- Akiva Goldsman · Executive Producer
- Anthony Hemingway · Executive Producer
- Mike Jackson · Executive Producer
- Raphael Saadiq · Original Music Composer
- Laura Karpman · Original Music Composer
- W. Mark McNair · Producer
- Mark Taylor · Executive Producer
- Anthony Hemingway · Director
- Kate Woods · Director
- Tim Hunter · Director
- Romeo Tirone · Director
- Lawrence Trilling · Director
- Christopher Meloni · Director
- Greg Yaitanes · Director
- Salli Richardson-Whitfield · Director
- W. Mark McNair · Executive Producer
Trailer Underground
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Details Underground

- First episode
- March 9, 2016
- Last episode
- May 10, 2017
- Status
- canceled
- Network
- WGN America
- Country
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Studios
- Sony Pictures Television, Get Lifted Film Co., Safehouse Pictures, Afemme, Weed Road Pictures, Wandering Rocks Productions, Tribune Studios
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does Underground have?
2 seasons, 20 episodes. The last episode aired May 10, 2017.
Who’s in Underground?
Aldis Hodge, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Christopher Meloni, Jessica De Gouw, Alano Miller, Brady Permenter, Darielle Stewart, Amirah Vann, Reed Diamond, and Shalita McFarland. Created by Joe Pokaski and Misha Green.
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