- Original name: The underground railroad
- Country: USA
- Genre: drama
- Producer: Barry Jenkins
- World premiere: 2020
- Premiere in Russia: 2020
- Starring: Chase W. Dillon, Joel Edgerton, Amber Gray, Tuso Mbedu, Aaron Pierre, Kylie Allen, Sheila Atim, Lucius Baston Jr., Trevor David, William Jackson Harper, etc.
Director Barry Jenkins is working on a racist-slavery project again, this time in production for an Amazon series. The exact release date and trailer for The Underground Railroad (2020) haven't been announced, but the cast and storyline have been revealed. The dark-skinned slave escapes from the place of her imprisonment through a secret railway, but a fierce hunt begins for her.
Expectations rating - 92%.
Plot
The series focuses on the African American slave Cora, who works on a cotton plantation in Virginia. The cruelty of the owners, as well as the same slaves, like herself, who are ready to do anything for the sake of survival, pushes her to a desperate step: Cora escapes with the recently arrived Caesar, from whom the girl learned about the underground road leading straight to freedom. But in pursuit of the couple, a real hunter for fugitive slaves goes.
Production
The series was directed by Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk, Moonlight, Melancholy Cure, Dear Whites).
The rest of the film crew:
- Writers: Barry Jenkins, Colson Whitehead, Allison Davis (David Becomes a Man);
- Producers: Dede Gardner (12 Years a Slave, Ordinary Heart, Short, Handsome Boy, The King), Sarah Murphy (Gemini, God's Pocket, If Beale Street Could to speak "), Brad Pitt (" Seven "," Fight Club "," Big jackpot "," Once upon a time in ... Hollywood ");
- Artists: Mark Friedberg (Joker, Sex and the City, Kate & Leo), Richard L. Johnson (The Truman Show, Big Fish, The Avengers), Paul D. Kelly (Captives "," Lucky "," My best lover ").
Production: Amazon Studios, Big Indie Pictures, Pastel, Plan B Entertainment
According to the creators, the show will consist of 11 episodes. The exact date of the release of the series in Russia of the 1st season of the series "Underground Railroad" (2020) is not named, when the project will be released on the world screens, is also unknown. However, it is possible that the premiere will be scheduled for 2020.
Actors and roles
The series starred:
- Chase W. Dillon - Homer (The First Wives Club);
- Joel Edgerton - Ridgway (The Warrior, The Great Gatsby, The King, Freaky Bots, Dangerous Business, The Erased Identity);
- Amber Gray as Gloria Valentine (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Dannemora Prison Break);
- Tuso Mbedu - Kora ("Freedom");
- Aaron Pierre - Caesar ("Krypton", "Britain", "Prime Suspect 1973", "A Word");
- Sheila Atim - Mabel (Courtesans, Bounty Hunters, Stream);
- Lucius Baston Jr. - Prideful ("Stranger Things", "Graceland", "Innocent", "Roots", "Atlanta", "The Best Enemies");
- Trevor David - Samson (Rosewood, Shiver, Santa Jr., Insect);
- William Jackson Harper - Royal (In A Better World, Solstice, Dark Waters, Paterson, In Sight, Jack Ryan).
Interesting Facts
Did you know that:
- The series is based on the bestselling book of the same name by writer Colson Whitehead, which won the US National Book Award for its work.
- The underground railroad refers to the system that secretly transported fugitive black slaves from the southern states of America to the North.
The plot and cast of The Underground Railroad (2020) are known, but a release date and trailer have yet to be announced. Judging by the successful experience of director Barry Jenkins, viewers should expect another resonant turn of events associated with this television project.
