Where can I watch The Underground Railroad in India?

The Underground Railroad streams on Prime Video.

How many seasons of The Underground Railroad are there?

The Underground Railroad has 1 season so far.

Is The Underground Railroad worth watching?

BollyAI rates The Underground Railroad a MUST-WATCH at BollyMeter 9.0/10 (Season 1, its strongest).

BollyAIThe Verdict18 June 2026United States · Prime Video · Drama · Historical

The Underground Railroad

95% on Rotten Tomatoes from 111 critics and a 92 Metascore from 37 reviews - rare universal acclaim territory. Critics clustered on Jenkins's painterly direction, Thuso Mbedu's devastating central performance, and the series' refusal to soften the historical horror of American slavery.

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Renewal: A single-season limited series adapted from Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. No continuation planned; Barry Jenkins directed all 10 episodes. (Amazon Studios)

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Season	Released	BollyMeter	Critics	Audience	Verdict
Season 12021 · 10 eps	14 May 2021	9.0	95%	7.7/10	MUST-WATCH

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BollyMeter 9.095% on Rotten Tomatoes from 111 critics and a 92 Metascore from 37 reviews - rare universal acclaim territory. Critics clustered on Jenkins's painterly direction, Thuso Mbedu's devastating central performance, and the series' refusal to soften the historical horror of American slavery.

Critics 95%Positive across a sample of 111 reviews.

Audience 7.7/10Metacritic user rating.

Quoted“Momentous, rhapsodic film-making that pushes television to places it has never been.”Daily Telegraph

Quoted“Its emotional highs and lows are stronger than anything you are likely to find on TV this year.”Rolling Stone

Quoted“Profoundly expansive and exploratory.”Chicago Tribune

RenewalA single-season limited series adapted from Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. No continuation planned; Barry Jenkins directed all 10 episodes. (Amazon Studios)

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Standout episodes

Georgia2021-05-14

The opener establishes the Randall plantation's quotidian brutality with documentary precision before Cora's escape transforms the episode into something visionary. Jenkins's camera holds on faces and spaces longer than comfort allows. The final thirty minutes introduce the railroad's fantastical conceit with no apology.

9.2

Tennessee - Exodus2021-05-14

The most formally adventurous episode of the series - Ridgeway and Homer's perspective episode that forces the viewer to inhabit the slave catcher's moral framework. Edgerton and Chase W. Dillon are extraordinary together; the episode's final beat is the series at its most ethically demanding.

9.0

Mabel2021-05-14

The finale shifts to Cora's mother Mabel - the woman whose shadow has fallen across every episode. Sheila Atim's performance recontextualises the entire series; the structural decision to save this story for last is the show's most daring editorial choice.

9.1

Seasons

Season 12021 · 10 eps · 14 May 2021MUST-WATCH

The Underground Railroad - Quick Answers

When is The Underground Railroad's next season releasing?: A single-season limited series adapted from Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. No continuation planned; Barry Jenkins directed all 10 episodes. (Source: Amazon Studios.)
Where can I watch The Underground Railroad in India?: The Underground Railroad streams on Prime Video.
How many seasons of The Underground Railroad are there?: The Underground Railroad has 1 season so far.
Is The Underground Railroad worth watching?: BollyAI rates The Underground Railroad a MUST-WATCH at BollyMeter 9.0/10 (Season 1, its strongest).

Updated 18 June 2026