Is Underground Railroad worth the watch? Find out what viewers are saying about the new drama
May 17, 2021 - 16:44 BST Emmy Griffiths Underground Railroad is the new Amazon Prime Video adaptation from the bestselling novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead, and follows a young woman as she attempts to escape from a Georgia plantation for the rumoured Underground Railroad. Taking to Twitter to discuss the series, viewers were full of praise for the new series, with one writing:"This is quite extraordinary. Beautiful, horrifying and intense.
Another added:"I don't often see film adaptations of books I love and IMO, I seldom see outstanding literature made into outstanding films or series. But, from the first two episodes I've seen, I highly recommend the adaptation of #ColsonWhitehead's #UndergroundRailroad on Amazon Prime." A third person added:"Yho I'm done watching 2 episodes of #UndergroundRailroad. Wanted to binge-watch it, but it's just too heavy to do that.
"My only advice? Pace yourself through the ten episodes. Pause. Go outside. Take a walk. Move around. Rock yourself like I do. Drink some wine like my daughter-girl Sade. Process it. But it’ll be so worth it. Every scene is searingly profound. #TheUndergroundRailroad is an offering to the world and it’s available now on @amazonprimevideo." The official synopsis reads:"The Underground Railroad chronicles Cora Randall’s desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South.