The Underground Railroad

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Season 1
Metascore
92

Universal acclaim - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37

Critic Reviews

  1. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    May 18, 2021
    20
    Awful...A sci-fi fantasy vision of slavery and race relations, the TV version of The Underground Railroad is an incoherent mess of artistic pretension, full of scenes that are not under-lit but un-lit, nonsensical soliloquys with neither symbolic nor literal value (why would a slave recite lines from Gulliver's Travels to a young woman just beaten nearly to death by the plantation owner?) and surreal flashbacks that only further trash what is a very tentative narrative.

Awards & Rankings

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#3 Best TV Season of 2021
31
#31 Most Discussed TV Season of 2021

User Reviews

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User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 93 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 70 out of 93
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 93
  3. Negative: 21 out of 93
  1. CellariusMack
    May 14, 2021
    2
    Not nearly as flawless as "critics" would have you believe. Maybe read the book instead.
  2. samusmaster64
    May 15, 2021
    10
    There’s a quote early in The Underground Railroad that felt like it sums up so much about the horrors of this era: “We can escape slavery andThere’s a quote early in The Underground Railroad that felt like it sums up so much about the horrors of this era: “We can escape slavery and yet its scars will never fade.”… Full Review »
  3. MovieloverNik
    May 15, 2021
    10
    Every single shot in The Underground Railroad is incredibly well thought through and framed. I literally could write great things about thisEvery single shot in The Underground Railroad is incredibly well thought through and framed. I literally could write great things about this masterpiece all day. Barry Jenkins really outdid himself with this.… Full Review »
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