Underground (TV series)

Underground
GenrePeriod drama
Created by
Starring
Theme music composerAngelique Cinelu and Curtis Richardson[1]
Opening themeHeaven's Door by Alice Smith
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers
ProducerW. Mark McNair
Production locationsBaton Rouge, Louisiana Savannah, Georgia
Cinematography
  • Evans Brown
  • Hernan Otaño
  • Kevin McKnight
Production companies
Original release
NetworkWGN America
ReleaseMarch 9, 2016 (2016-03-09) –
May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10)
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Underground is an American period drama television series created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski about the Underground Railroad in Antebellum Georgia.[2][3] The show debuted March 9, 2016, on WGN America.[4] On April 25, 2016, WGN renewed the show for a 10-episode second season,[5] that premiered on March 8, 2017. On May 30, 2017, it was announced that WGN had cancelled the show after two seasons.[6] The cancellation came after the network's parent company Tribune Media was attempting to be purchased by conservative corporation Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which led to speculation that the latter did not approve of the subject matter of the show.[7][8]

The Oprah Winfrey Network acquired rebroadcast rights for Underground in 2020.[9]

  1. ^ "'Underground' producer weighs in on recent slavery comparisons". Los Angeles Times. January 8, 2016. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
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  3. ^ Framke, Caroline WGN's new drama Underground is a tense, terrific history of the Underground Railroad Archived April 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine Vox. March 11, 2016
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (December 14, 2015). "'Underground' Gets March Premiere Date On WGN America". Deadine Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  5. ^ Kissell, Rick (April 25, 2016). "WGN America Renews 'Underground' for Second Season". Variety.com. Penske Business Media, LLC. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2016.
  6. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 30, 2017). "'Underground' Canceled After 2 Seasons at WGN America". Variety. Archived from the original on May 30, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  7. ^ "John Legend Seeks New Home for 'Underground', Blasts "Far-Right" Sinclair". September 27, 2017. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  8. ^ "Black Wall Street: The African American Haven That Burned and then Rose from the Ashes". June 28, 2018. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  9. ^ ‘Underground’: OWN Acquires WGN America’s Historical Drama Series Archived December 25, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, Deadline Hollywood