Underground (TV series)

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Genre	Period drama
Created by	Misha Green; Joe Pokaski;
Starring	Jurnee Smollett-Bell; Aldis Hodge; Jessica De Gouw; Alano Miller; Christopher Meloni; Amirah Vann;
Theme music composer	Angelique Cinelu and Curtis Richardson
Opening theme	Heaven's Door by Alice Smith
Composers	Laura Karpman; Raphael Saadiq;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	John Legend; Mike Jackson; Ty Stiklorius; Akiva Goldsman; Tory Tunnell; Joby Harrold;
Producer	W. Mark McNair
Production locations	Baton Rouge, Louisiana Savannah, Georgia
Cinematography	Evans Brown; Hernan Otaño; Kevin McKnight;
Production companies	Afemme; Get Lifted Film Company; Weed Road Pictures; Safehouse Pictures; Wandering Rocks Productions; Tribune Studios; Sony Pictures Television;
Original release
Network	WGN America
Release	March 9, 2016 –; May 10, 2017

Underground is an American period drama television series created by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski about the Underground Railroad in Antebellum Georgia. The show debuted March 9, 2016, on WGN America. On April 25, 2016, WGN renewed the show for a 10-episode second season, that premiered on March 8, 2017. On May 30, 2017, it was announced that WGN had cancelled the show after two seasons. The cancellation came after the network's parent company Tribune Media was attempting to be purchased by conservative corporation Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which led to speculation that the latter did not approve of the subject matter of the show.

The Oprah Winfrey Network acquired rebroadcast rights for Underground in 2020.