‘The Underground Railroad’ Teaser: Barry Jenkins Offers First Glimpse Of Thuso Mbedu As Cora In Amazon Limited Series

Barry Jenkins continues to leave us bread crumbs to his forthcoming Amazon Prime Video series The Underground Railroad. Earlier this week, he gave us a “Preamble” and today, he posted a video introducing us to series star Thuso Mbedu as Cora.
He took to social media to post the video with the caption Randall. Cora Randall. Once again, the teaser showcases Jenkins’ stunning style of framing shots and showcasing the quiet, magical beauty of each second. In under a minute, we manage to get a small, but meaningful look at Mbedu’s character.
The Underground Railroad is based on Colson Whitehead’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel for fiction of the same name. The limited series chronicles young Cora’s (Mbedu) 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...
He took to social media to post the video with the caption Randall. Cora Randall. Once again, the teaser showcases Jenkins’ stunning style of framing shots and showcasing the quiet, magical beauty of each second. In under a minute, we manage to get a small, but meaningful look at Mbedu’s character.
The Underground Railroad is based on Colson Whitehead’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel for fiction of the same name. The limited series chronicles young Cora’s (Mbedu) 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...
- 10/21/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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