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in InterviewsInterview: Talking ‘The Underground Railroad’ with Sheila Atim
Sheila Atim may not have a ton of time to make her mark in the new Amazon series The Underground Railroad, from director Barry Jenkins, but she makes every second count. The series tells the story of Cora (Thuso Mbedu), a slave who runs away from the plantation she’s been kept on and finds herself on a journey […] More
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in Reviews, TV, TV Reviews
TV Review: ‘The Underground Railroad’ is Another Barry Jenkins Masterpiece
Even just ten years ago, it would have been tough to imagine someone in Barry Jenkins’ position following up the Oscar-winning likes of Moonlight and If Beale Street Could Talk with a 10-episode television series for Amazon. That it doesn’t seem too far-fetched is a sign of how the times have changed. We’re lucky for this shift, as without it […] More
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Barry Jenkins’ Teases His Amazon Limited Series ‘The Underground Railroad’
Any project from Barry Jenkins is going to be among the most anticipated upcoming releases, and that’s certainly true of his Amazon limited series The Underground Railroad. While Jenkins has slowly been teasing out little looks of the mysterious project, we’ve now gotten our first proper glance into what the series will entail, with the first official teaser […] More
