TV series

Underground

2016–2017 · 2 seasons

A taut, harrowing flight for freedom that keeps you clenched, mixing dread with fierce hope and moral urgency.

Tagline: Rise up.
Overview: A group of slaves plan 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.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Survival, freedom, race, justice
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
freedom
race
justice
family
Places: countryside
small town
wilderness
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild