Barry Jenkins gives first look at ‘Underground Railroad’
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On social media, the director shared a limited teaser for the present, which is based mostly off the 2017 Pulitzer-successful Colson Whitehead novel of the same name.
The 9-episode collection stars Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon and Joel Edgerton.
It tells the story of a lady named Cora (Mbedu) who escapes a Georgia plantation and helps make a run for independence, discovering alongside the way that the rumored Underground Railroad is a fact.
Oscar-winner Jenkins directed the entirety of the series, which does not nevertheless have an formal premiere date.