The BEST episodes of The Underground Railroad

Every episode of The Underground Railroad ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Underground Railroad!

Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her 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.

Last Updated: 9/23/2024Network: Prime VideoStatus: Ended
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Chapter 9: Indiana Winter
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7.89
156 votes

#1 - Chapter 9: Indiana Winter

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2021

Cora’s presence as a fugitive ignites tensions amongst the Valentine community. Just as she was beginning to make this her home, chaos reigns.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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Chapter 1: Georgia
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7.43
301 votes

#2 - Chapter 1: Georgia

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/14/2021

When Caesar convinces Cora to escape from Randall plantation in Georgia their lives are irrevocably changed. They discover the impossible in an underground railroad which takes them on an unexpected journey and reveals the true face of America.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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Chapter 3: North Carolina
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7.43
195 votes

#3 - Chapter 3: North Carolina

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/14/2021

Cora reaches a dangerous small town in North Carolina where she must secret away in an abolitionist’s attic while putting everyone’s lives in danger.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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Chapter 2: South Carolina
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7.42
238 votes

#4 - Chapter 2: South Carolina

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2021

Griffin, South Carolina – a seeming paradise of progress and racial harmony that hides dark secrets, especially the secrets of “Bessie" and "Christian." Meanwhile, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway begins his pursuit of Cora.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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Chapter 10: Mabel
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7.32
143 votes

#5 - Chapter 10: Mabel

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/14/2021

In this tale of motherhood, the beginning is the end is the beginning... for both mother and daughter.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus
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7.31
171 votes

#6 - Chapter 5: Tennessee - Exodus

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/14/2021

Captured by Ridgeway, Cora is forced to travel across the barren inferno of Tennessee. She shares the perilous journey with Jasper, a noble runaway filled with inner-strength.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs
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7.22
167 votes

#7 - Chapter 6: Tennessee - Proverbs

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/14/2021

For Arnold Ridgeway, a journey home reveals that "the past is not past." And a chance encounter with a freedman named Royal gives Cora new hope.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn
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7.08
152 votes

#8 - Chapter 8: Indiana Autumn

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/14/2021

Royal brings Cora to Valentine Farm, a thriving Black community and vineyard on the bountiful Indiana frontier. Carrying the scars of her journey, Cora struggles to find peace in this new home.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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Chapter 4: The Great Spirit
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6.99
182 votes

#9 - Chapter 4: The Great Spirit

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/14/2021

A young Arnold Ridgeway comes of age while testing his belief in The Great Spirit.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs
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6.84
158 votes

#10 - Chapter 7: Fanny Briggs

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/2021

Let the fire burn.

Directors: Barry Jenkins
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