The Underground Railroad
A monumental reimagining of American history, Barry Jenkins’s adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize–winning 2016 novel is a harrowing and rhapsodic journey through a still-echoing past. Weaving together historical fiction with moments of magical realism, The Underground Railroad is a full sensory immersion into the world of Cora (Thuso Mbedu), who, fleeing slavery, embarks on a treacherous quest for freedom—and is menaced by violence, supported by a clandestine community fighting for liberation, and haunted by the people she loses along the way. With images of searing power and stirring poetry, Jenkins delivers an epic saga of survival and resilience that pushes the limited-series format to new heights of cinematic transcendence.
DIRECTOR-APPROVED FOUR-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital master, approved by cowriter-director Barry Jenkins, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
- Alternate stereo soundtrack
- New audio commentary featuring Jenkins and, on select chapters, cinematographer James Laxton and lead editor Joi McMillon, with an introduction by the director
- New graphic-novel adaptation of “Genesis,” an unfilmed chapter of The Underground Railroad written by Jenkins and Nathan C. Parker, drawn by Valentine De Landro, with an introduction by Jenkins
- The Gaze, a companion film by Jenkins, with a new introduction by the director
- Deleted scenes, with a statement by Jenkins
- Seven teasers made by Jenkins, with a new introduction by the director
- Building “The Underground Railroad,” a short program featuring Jenkins and production designer Mark Friedberg discussing the creation of the train-station sets
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
- PLUS: An essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién
New cover by Tony Stella
DIRECTOR-APPROVED FOUR-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES
- 4K digital master, approved by cowriter-director Barry Jenkins, with Dolby Atmos soundtrack
- Alternate stereo soundtrack
- New audio commentary featuring Jenkins and, on select chapters, cinematographer James Laxton and lead editor Joi McMillon, with an introduction by the director
- New graphic-novel adaptation of “Genesis,” an unfilmed chapter of The Underground Railroad written by Jenkins and Nathan C. Parker, drawn by Valentine De Landro, with an introduction by Jenkins
- The Gaze, a companion film by Jenkins, with a new introduction by the director
- Deleted scenes, with a statement by Jenkins
- Seven teasers made by Jenkins, with a new introduction by the director
- Building “The Underground Railroad,” a short program featuring Jenkins and production designer Mark Friedberg discussing the creation of the train-station sets
- English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing and English descriptive audio
- PLUS: An essay by critic Angelica Jade Bastién
New cover by Tony Stella
Cast
- Thuso Mbedu
- Cora
- Chase W. Dillon
- Homer
- Joel Edgerton
- Arnold Ridgeway
- Aaron Pierre
- Caesar
- Ben Walker
- Terrance Randall
- Sheila Atim
- Mabel
- Megan Boone
- Miss Lucy
- Will Poulter
- Sam
- Lily Rabe
- Ethel
- Damon Herriman
- Martin
- David Wilson Barnes
- Jamison
- Mychal-Bella Bowman
- Grace
- Lucy Faust
- Fiona
- Fred Hechinger
- Young Arnold Ridgeway
- Peter Mullan
- Ridgeway Senior
- Owen Harn
- Chandler
- Darryl Booker
- Samuel
- Danny Boyd
- Young Mack
- Calvin Leon Smith
- Jasper
- Kraig Dane
- Boseman
- IronE Singleton
- Mack
- LaChanze
- Ms. Reva
- Pam Smith
- Lucille
- Abigail Ngoubei Achiri
- Polly
- Sam Malone
- Moses
- William Jackson Harper
- Royal
- Elijah Everett
- Big Anthony
Credits
- Director
- Barry Jenkins
- Chapter One teleplay by
- Barry Jenkins
- Chapter Two written by
- Jacqueline Hoyt
- Chapter Two written by
- Nathan C. Parker
- Chapter Three written by
- Allison Davis
- Chapter Four written by
- Adrienne Rush
- Chapter Five teleplay by
- Nathan C. Parker
- Chapter Six written by
- Nathan C. Parker
- Chapter Six written by
- Barry Jenkins
- Chapter Seven written by
- Jihan Crowther
- Chapter Eight written by
- Jacqueline Hoyt
- Chapter Nine teleplay by
- Barry Jenkins
- Chapter Ten written by
- Barry Jenkins
- Chapter Ten written by
- Jacqueline Hoyt
- Created by
- Barry Jenkins
- Based on the novel by
- Colson Whitehead
- Executive producer
- Barry Jenkins
- Executive producer
- Adele Romanski
- Executive producer
- Mark Ceryak
- Executive producer
- Brad Pitt
- Executive producer
- Dede Gardner
- Executive producer
- Jeremy Kleiner
- Executive producer
- Colson Whitehead
- Producer
- Richleigh Heagh
- Director of photography
- James Laxton
- Production designer
- Mark Friedberg
- Chapters One, Five, Six, Nine, and Ten edited by
- Joi McMillon
- Chapter Two edited by
- Alex O’Flinn
- Chapter Two edited by
- Luke Doolan
- Chapter Two edited by
- Matthew Willard
- Chapters Three, Four, and Eight edited by
- Alex O’Flinn
- Chapter Seven edited by
- Daniel Morfesis
- Music by
- Nicholas Britell
- Costume designer
- Caroline Eselin-Schaefer
- Sound supervision by
- Onnalee Blank
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A scene from The Underground Railroad
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