Only twelve people have ever pulled off the feat of winning an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony – and John Legend is an Emmy away from making that club a baker’s dozen strong. With Legend’s Tony win, last night, as a co-producer of August Wilson’s Jitney, Legend requires only an Emmy to […]
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Inaugural Split Screens Festival Explores The Best In Scripted Television!
The first Split Screens Festival will be held at New York City’s IFC Center – a week of exploring the absolute best in scripted television. The festival will include screenings and panels of shows ranging from Brockmire to Orphan Black, The Girlfriend Experience to Underground. Festival guests will include stars, creatives and directors – Brockmire’s […]
Season Two Finale Set for Underground!
In Underground’s second season finale Rosalee (Jurnee Smollett-Bell) and Noah (Aldis Hodge) come face-to-face with Cato (Alano Miller) who proves once again that he only follows one plan – his own. Harriet (Aisha Hinds) is recruited by John Brown’s men. The second season finale of WGN America’s revolutionary series Underground airs on Wednesday, May 10th (10/9C). Fans […]
Teaser: Underground Executive Producer John Legend To Guest Star As Renowned Abolitionist!
President Trump might want to catch this week’s episode of WGN America’s Underground – for purely educational purposes if nothing else. In this week’s episode, Whiteface, John Legend – an executive producer on the show – will guest star as renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass as he attends a Philadelphia party to discuss the cause when […]
Underground Co-Creator and Star Deliver Domestic Violence and Suicide Prevention PSAs!
Underground’s co-creator Misha Green and star Amirah Vann have recorded PSAs for domestic violence and suicide prevention that will air at the conclusion of the show’s March 15th and 22nd episodes. The PSAs will address domestic violence and suicide prevention to provide a resource for viewers who may be dealing personally with these issues. Vann’s […]
WGN America Schedules Underground Railroad Documentary Breaking Free!
WGN America will air the underground railroad documentary Breaking Free ahead of the second season premiere of its hit series Underground. The documentary special tells the stories of the soldiers of the underground railroad while chronicling the making of season two of WGN America’s Original Series, Underground. Breaking Free will air on Sunday, March 5th […]
WGN’s Underground at Sundance!
I’m in LA this weekend attending a junket for WGN’s Underground. John Legend and the cast spent last weekend promoting the show at Sundance. We got a chance to be the first people, ever, to watch the S2 premiere. I’m not allowed to say much about the season premiere we watched last night but the […]
WGN America Releases New Trailer for Underground; Announces Outsiders After-Show!!
WGN America has released a new teaser for the second season of its hit series Underground and announced a new after-show for its hit series Outsiders. The after-show will be streamed on theStream.tv, the official “Outsiders” Facebook page and YouTube channel. Outsiders returns Tuesday, January 24th (9/8C); Underground returns Wednesday, March 8th (10/9C). Details follow the jump.
WGN America Is Taking Underground Back To Sundance!
WGN America’s landmark series Underground will return to the Sundance Film Festival in collaboration with The Blackhouse Foundation,n Institute Associate of the festival. Series creators Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, executive producer John Legend and series stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell and Aldis Hodge will participate on a ‘Clips and Conversation’ panel discussion of the acclaimed program on Saturday, […]
WGN America Takes Salem, Outsiders and Salem To 2016 Savannah Film Festival!
WGN America is taking its three breakout shows – Salem, Outsiders and Underground – to the 2016 Savannah Film Festival. During the festival, the network will unveil exclusive first looks/extended looks of the three shows and host panels featuring the shows’ casts and creative team members. The 2016 Savannah Film Festival runs from October 22nd to […]
Cradle – An Episode From WGN America’s Underground – Inaugural Screening at The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture!
The first public screening held at The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture was the Cradle episode from season one of WGN America’s Underground. Stars Alano Miller, Amirah Vann, Jessica de Gouw and Aisha Hinds, executive producer Mike Jackson, and President of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Dr. Clarence Newsome took part in the discussion that followed. For more, […]