The National Museum of African American History and Culture will screen WGN’s critically acclaimed Underground as the inaugural event at the Oprah Winfrey Theater on Monday, September 26th (7 pm). The screening will be followed by a panel co-creator, writer and executive producer Misha Green and cast members Alano Miller (“Cato”), Amirah Vann (“Ernestine”), Jessica de […]
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Harriet Tubman Cast as WGN’s Underground Prepares for Season 2 Production!
As WGN American’s hit series Underground prepares to go into production on season two on August 29th, the network has announced that Harriet Tubman will play a major role over the season. Aisha Hinds (Under the Dome, True Blood, Star Trek Into Darkness) has been cast Tubman. Stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Christopher Meloni, Alano […]
WGN America Renews Underground After Amazing Performance!
Whoever said history was boring clearly wasn’t paying attention. WGN America’s Underground – a critically acclaimed drama dealing with the Underground Railroad that helped so many slaves to freedom, has quickly become the network’s most watched series ever – and by an almost ridiculous margin (follow the jump for the amazing numbers). Small wonder then, […]
WGN America’s Underground Stops at Howard
Tuesday afternoon, Howard University students were treated to special screening of “Underground”, a new series that will premiere on Wednesday March 9th, 10:00 PM ET/PT on WGN America.
WGN America’s Underground To Screen at the White House!
WGN America’s critically acclaimed new series, Underground, will be screened at the White House on Monday, February 22nd as part of the White House Office of Public Engagement’s Black History Month event, These Hallowed Grounds. Prior to the screening will be panel discussions with the “Underground” cast and creative team, including executive producer John Legend, creators […]
WGN America’s Underground Looks Amazeballs!
WGNA has quickly become one of my favorite networks and I’m not saying this because they have shown me the love in the last year. But it’s become one of my go to channels with shows like Salem, Manhattan and now they are adding two more Outsiders which premieres this week (Tuesday, 1/26) and this […]
John Legend Brings WGN’s Underground to Sundance!
Ok, I’m fully down for WGN’s upcoming show Underground, an action, adventure drama about a group of slaves trying to escape. The show has a mighty impressive group of people behind it. It is executive produced by music great John Legend and has a team that’s been involved in shows like True Blood, The Wire, […]
WGA To Air Highly Anticipated Premieres Ad-Free!
WGN America’s new dramatic series – Outsiders and Underground – will air on their respective premiere dates minus commericals. Also, thanks to recently completed negotiations, WGN America will launch on Cablevision in New York, ensuring that these new series will be available on every major cable system. For further details, follow the jump.
WGN America Sets Underground Premiere Date; Releases Two Trailers!
WGN America’s Underground will premiere on Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The 10-episode, hour-long series follows a group of courageous men and women who use their ingenuity, power and perseverance to attempt the greatest escape in history and break free, despite the dire consequences that awaited them on the other side. Underground stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge and […]
The Moment Before Teaser: Underground!
WGN America has just released a teaser for the network’s series Underground, starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, chris Meloni, Jessica De Gouw and Alano Miller. The series is built around the Underground Railroad that helped slaves their bondage. Underground is set to premiere in 2016. Check out the teaser after the jump.
First Look: WGN America’s Underground!
The first photos from WGN America’s new series Underground – about the underground railway that enabled slaves to leave their state of bondage and flee to Canada. This aggregation of character photos introduces the show’s main characters, each with a message offering clues to the unflinching way to reach freedom in the greatest escape story […]