Barry Jenkins' 'The Underground Railroad' Is Harrowing And Stunning. Don't Binge It.
"The Underground Railroad," a new Amazon Prime Video series, tells the story of Cora (Thuso Mbedu). This piece contains slight spoilers for âThe Underground Railroad.â I took a deep breath before starting âThe Underground Railroad,â Barry Jenkinsâ TV adaptation of Colson Whiteheadâs Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The limited series, which premiered Friday on Amazon Prime Video, is a harrowing yet stunning 10-hour saga starring captivating newcomer Thuso Mbedu as Cora, an enslaved woman on a journey to freedom across the antebellum South by...
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