THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Trailer: Barry Jenkins’ Book-to-TV series Adaptation Arrives on Amazon in May 2021

The Underground Railroad Trailer and May 2021 Premiere Date

Amazon Prime Video‘s The Underground Railroad (2021) teaser trailer and May 2021 premiere date have been released. The Underground Railroad stars Lily Rabe, Thuso Mbedu, Aaron Pierre, Amber Gray, Shiquita James, Kylee D. Allen, Sheila Atim, Lucius Baston, Kraig Dane, Trevor David, and Chase W. Dillon.

Press Release

Amazon Original limited series The Underground Railroad, from Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins, will premiere on May 14 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. The 10-episode limited series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Colson Whitehead.

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Crew

Barry Jenkins directed all eleven episodes of The Underground Railroad. Nicholas Britell created the music for the mini-series. James Laxton crafted the cinematography for the mini-series.

[Barry Jenkins] executive produces alongside Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, Richard Heus, Jacqueline Hoyt and Colson Whitehead. The Underground Railroad is a production of Plan B, Pastel and Big Indie with Amazon Studios.

Plot Synopsis

The Underground Railroad‘s plot synopsis: based on the book by Colson Whitehead, “The Underground Railroad chronicles Cora Randall’s (newcomer Thuso Mbedu) desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping a 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.

Over the course of her journey, Cora is pursued by Ridgeway (Joel Edgerton), a bounty hunter who is fixated on bringing her back to the plantation she escaped; especially since her mother Mabel is the only one he has never caught.

As she travels from state to state, Cora contends with the legacy of the mother that left her behind and her own struggles to realize a life she never thought was possible.”

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The Underground Railroad Trailer