Colson Whitehead’s acclaimed novel is coming to the screen. On Thursday, Amazon Prime Video debuted the first full trailer for “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins’ limited series adaptation of “The Underground Railroad”.
RELATED: ‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins To Helm Follow-Up To ‘The Lion King’ For Disney The 10-episode series tells the story of Cora Randall, played by newcomer Thuso Mbedu, who makes an escape from enslavement on a Georgia plantation via the rumoured Underground Railroad.
But rather than a metaphor, Cora discovers the railroad is real, dug out and built beneath the soil to aid in the safe passage to freedom.
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