Tonight’s the night. The anticipated series Underground premieres tonight. The series about the Underground Railroad stars a talented cast. It was also co-created by a Black woman and produced by John Legend.
Underground centers on a group of slaves planning a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground Railroad as they attempt to evade the people charged with bringing them back, dead or alive.
Cast:
- Aldis Hodge – Noah
- Jurnee Smollett-Bell – Rosalee
- Alano Miller – Cato
- Amirah Vann – Ernestine
- Renwick Scott – Henry
- Mykelti Williamson – Moses
- Adina Porter – Pearly Mae
- Johnny Ray Gill – Sam
- Theodus Crane – Zeke
- Christopher Meloni – August Pullman
Crew:
- Creator – Misha Green
- Creator – Joe Pokaski
- Executive Producer – Anthony Hemingway
- Executive Producer – John Legend
Underground airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on WGN.
