Underground
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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.
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Ep 1The Macon 7
In 1857, a group of slaves on a Georgia plantation make the dangerous decision to journey 600 miles north for the promise of freedom.
Ep 2War Chest
A plantation dance becomes the perfect distraction for a heist while John and Elizabeth step into a strange new world.
Ep 3The Lord's Day
The timetable for escape is agreed upon and Rosalee is tasked with the most important part of the plan.
Ep 4Firefly
A notorious slave hunter tracks the runners as John and Elizabeth face a lethal predicament.
Ep 5Run & Gun
There's a $1000 bounty on all of the heads of the seven runaways, and August and his son are hot on their trail. The seven look to reach the train heading north. Pearly Mae is punished and Tom want information from her.
Ep 6Troubled Water
The runners steal a floating barge and ride up river. August's chase takes him into Indian territory. Hawkes finds himself working with a posse to catch runaways within the area.
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