Teaser for Amazon's 'The Underground Railroad'

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You can watch this video on www.livejournal.com

The Underground Railroad - Preamble from Barry Jenkins on Vimeo.

Barry Jenkins tweeted out a teaser for his upcoming eleven episode Amazon series The Underground Railroad, based on the novel by Colson Whitehead. No date is attached.

Premise: In an alternate timeline, the Underground Railroad, in reality a network of abolitionists, hidden routes

Comments

[analievelyn]

I could NOT get a copy of this book from my local library. the waitlist was always so long.

Was it a solid read?

[therearewords]

Yes, imo.

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It was pretty good, but I didn't love it, mostly because the main female character felt underdeveloped. I do think it's ripe for an adaptation, and I am really excited to see what Barry does with it.

[tsarinakate1]

This.

I was just whelmed. It didn't help that I read it after Homegoing - WHICH is so beautiful and emotional, and most Whitehead books lack an emotional connection for me to truly love them.

Super curious to see what an adaption will be. Its such a great premise

[goofusgallant]

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