The Underground Railroad is created and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, If Beale Street Could Talk).
After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the southern soil.
The series will star Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon, Aaron Pierre and Joel Edgerton.
The limited series is also executive produced by Jenkins through his Pastel Productions alongside Oscar winner Brad Pitt through his Plan B Entertainment banner.