The first full trailer for “Moonlight” director Barry Jenkins’ upcoming TV series for Amazon Prime Video, “The Underground Railroad”, has just dropped, and it’s a powerful one.
The series chronicles the journey of a young girl named Cora (newcomer Thuso Mbedu) as she attempts to escape an antebellum Georgia plantation in pursuit of the famed Underground Railroad.
What she discovers, however, is no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad network with tracks, a train and conductors. Over the course of her journey, Cora is pursued by the relentless Ridgeway (Joel Edgerton), a bounty hunter fixated on bringing her back to her plantation.
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