The Underground Railroad
Barry Jenkins, 2021-
The Underground Railroad
Colson Whitehead, 2016
The Underground Railroad is a TV series created by Barry Jenkins in 2021 and based on the book of the same name by Colson Whitehead, first published in 2016. The TV series features Thuso Mbedu, Joel Edgerton, Chase W. Dillon, Aaron Pierre, Jared Warren, Shiquita James, and others.
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Storyline
A fictional story of people attempting an escape from slavery in the southern United States in the 1800s utilising a key plot element employing the literary style of magic realism. In reality, The Underground Railroad was a network of abolitionists, hidden routes, and safe houses that helped enslaved African-Americans escape to freedom in the early to mid-1800s.
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
60
Movie Rate
6.80
Source: IMDb
TV Series
The Underground Railroad
Creator: Barry Jenkins
Country: USA
Year: 2021-
Length: 1h / 10 episodes
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Year
2016
Pages
306
Book Rate
8.06
S: Goodreads
Book
The Underground Railroad
Author: Colson Whitehead
Country: USA
First published in: 2016
Length: 306 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“In screenplay terms, writing a novel is more like writing a full 22 episode season of a TV series, than it is a movie.”
JEFF LYONS (Screenwriter)
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