General Information
Glossary: U
First Air Date: March 9th, 2016
Last Air Date: May 10th, 2017
Created By: Joe Pokaski, Misha Green
Star Casts: Aldis Hodge, Jurnee Smollett, Christopher Meloni, Jessica De Gouw, Alano Miller, Brady Permenter, Darielle Stewart, Amirah Vann
Aired On: WGN America
Episode Runtime: 42 minutes
Total Seasons: 2 Seasons
Total Episodes: 20 Episodes
Type: Scripted
Status: Canceled
Homepage: WGN America - Underground
Last Updated: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 22:30:36 +0000
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Underground
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.
Seasons and Episodes
Specials (1 Episode)
1: Breaking Free - Aired: 2017-03-04
This half-hour special highlights how a daring few broke free from slavery, one of the greatest atrocities in human history, and established a route to freedom that became known as the Underground Railroad. This documentary special tells the stories of the fugitive heroes from Harriet Tubman to William Still and uncovers the inspiration behind creating "Underground."
Season 1 (10 Episodes)
1: The Macon 7 - Aired: 2016-03-09
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 Chest - Aired: 2016-03-16
A plantation dance becomes the perfect distraction for a heist while John and Elizabeth step into a strange new world.
3: The Lord's Day - Aired: 2016-03-23
The timetable for escape is agreed upon and Rosalee is tasked with the most important part of the plan.
4: Firefly - Aired: 2016-03-30
A notorious slave hunter tracks the runners as John and Elizabeth face a lethal predicament.
5: Run & Gun - Aired: 2016-04-06
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 Water - Aired: 2016-04-13
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: Cradle - Aired: 2016-04-20
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: Graves - Aired: 2016-04-27
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 & Blue - Aired: 2016-05-04
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 Whale - Aired: 2016-05-11
Everyone must pay for their sins when the day of reckoning arrives.
Season 2 (10 Episodes)
1: Contraband - Aired: 2017-03-08
The remaining members of the Macon 7 have made it North, but they've learned that freedom is not as simple as crossing a line.
2: Things Unsaid - Aired: 2017-03-15
As Elizabeth struggles to regain her bearings following her husband's murder, Noah is being taken to his new owner as Rosalee and a group of runaways try to stay one step ahead of Patty Cannon.
3: Ache - Aired: 2017-03-22
Unbearable complications threaten to break both Ernestine and Rosalee's will to live.
4: Nok Aaut - Aired: 2017-03-29
Cato and Noah must face the choices they've made to get where they are.
5: Whiteface - Aired: 2017-04-05
Cato tempts fate; Ernestine takes on a new apprentice.
6: Minty - Aired: 2017-04-12
Harriet Tubman reflects on a life lived with conviction, compassion, and courage
7: 28 - Aired: 2017-04-19
Rosalee and Noah learn that family betrayal cuts the deepest.
8: Auld Acquaintance - Aired: 2017-04-26
Noah struggles to devise a new plan; Ernestine forms an unlikely bond.
9: Citizen - Aired: 2017-05-03
Noah struggles with his new reality; Elizabeth lets fear take control.
10: Soldier - Aired: 2017-05-10
The road to freedom is paved in blood.
