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On May 10, Amazon Prime Video in partnership with Film at Lincoln Center and the National Center for Civil and Human Rights hosted a private virtual event in support of the streamer’s new series The Underground Railroad. It featured Oscar winner Barry Jenkins and his star Thuso Mbedu in a conversation moderated by best-selling author Ta-Nehisi […]

'The Underground Railroad': Trailer, Premiere Date and What We Know About Barry Jenkins' Series

  Taking place in an alternate history, the series will follow Cora’s (Mbedu)  harrowing journey to freedom after escaping a Georgia plantation in the antebellum South for the rumored Underground Railroad, which is a secret network of tracks and tunnels run by engineers and conductors.  Throughout her journey, Cora grapples with the memories of her mother, Mabel, who left her behind during her own escape while being pursued by Ridgeway (Edgerton), a bounty hunter fixated on bringing Cora back to the plantation she escaped, especially since he never caught her mother.  Amazon When asked how the series will resonate with audiences once it’s finally released, Harper told ET that he hopes “that people can watch this and really connect with the story and get angry. I would also hope that people would take that time to examine who they would be in that world.”

'The Underground Railroad': Teaser, Premiere Date and What We Know About Barry Jenkins' Series

  Teaser and Premiere Date The series was filmed on location in various parts of Georgia starting in the summer of 2019 and was temporarily shut down by the coronavirus outbreak that led to a lockdown throughout most of the country. However, the production was able to start again amid the pandemic, with Jenkins announcing that filming had wrapped at the end of September 2020.  Since then Jenkins has released several moody teasers ( see below) ahead of the first official trailer, which was released by Amazon in February, alongside an official premiere date of May 14, 2021. In the evocative clip, a voice can be heard saying, “We are Africans in America. Something new to the history of the world,” over a new montage of footage from the series. 

'The Underground Railroad': Cast, Premiere Date and What We Know About Barry Jenkins' Series