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Displaying all articles tagged:
Underground
July 30, 2017
The Story Behind
Insecure
’s Prime-time Soap-Parody
Due North
The show-within-a-show stars Regina Hall and Scott Foley.
By
Jackson McHenry
June 16, 2017
Jurnee Smollett-Bell Got Great Career Advice From Samuel L. Jackson
The
Underground
actress was 9 at the time.
canceled shows
May 30, 2017
Sources Say Sony Is Working Hard to Save
Underground
Following Cancellation
The CEO of the network’s parent company is “repositioning WGN America for profitable growth.”
By
Jordan Crucchiola
overnights
May 10, 2017
Underground
Season-Finale Recap: Born Free
The specter of death and danger in
Underground
is heartbreaking.
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
May 3, 2017
Underground
Recap: Civil Shepherd
“Ain’t nothin’ great ever happen based on fear or sense.”
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
Apr. 26, 2017
Underground
Recap: Macon Haste
Underground
is most indispensable when it’s unsentimental.
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
Apr. 19, 2017
Underground
Recap: Heart of Glass
A terse and tense episode heightens the risk for everyone’s path to freedom.
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
Apr. 12, 2017
Behind Aisha Hinds’s Hour-long Harriet Tubman Monologue on
Underground
“I was so afraid to consume any other information in the world because I didn’t have space.”
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
Apr. 5, 2017
Underground
Recap: Horse of a Different Color
Even in the darkest times, it’s necessary to find lightness when you can.
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
Mar. 29, 2017
Underground
Recap: Fight for Your Right
Alano Miller’s performance in “Nok Aaut” is a revelation.
By
Kenny Herzog
chat room
Mar. 23, 2017
Jurnee Smollett-Bell on Making
Underground
’s Most Intense Episode While Pregnant
“I felt this privilege that my child is actually coming along with me in this tribute I’m paying to my ancestors.”
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
Mar. 22, 2017
Underground
Recap: Black Rose
“Ache” is Jurnee Smollett-Bell’s
Kill Bill
episode.
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
Mar. 15, 2017
Underground
Recap: Cannon Fodder
Noah is unwittingly led into hostile territory.
By
Kenny Herzog
overnights
Mar. 8, 2017
Underground
Recap: Hawkes and Doves
“Contrabrand” zooms out to show us the literal landscape of slavery.
By
Kenny Herzog
important sartorial news
Mar. 3, 2017
Here’s John Legend as Frederick Douglass, Who Is Being Recognized More and More
The legendary abolitionist will make a cameo in season two.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
exclusive
Feb. 9, 2017
Watch the Trailer for
Underground’s
Second Season
Premiering on March 8.
By
Devon Ivie
new york comic con 2016
Oct. 12, 2016
34 Photos of Your Favorite Stars Backstage at New York Comic Con 2016
With Peter Capaldi, Andy Serkis, Kevin Smith, and many more.
By
Tara Abell
and
Eric T. White
casting couch
Sept. 30, 2016
John Legend to Guest-Star As Frederick Douglass in WGN’s
Underground
He’ll play a famous abolitionist in season two.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
the industry
Aug. 23, 2016
John Legend Developing
Black Wall Street
Series
From the people who brought you
Underground
.
By
Jackson McHenry
overnights
May 4, 2016
Underground
Recap: Devil’s Snare
The Hawkses’ safehouse isn’t freedom. It’s purgatory.
By
Stacia L. Brown
books
May 2, 2016
The Genius of Don DeLillo’s Post-
Underworld
Work
In his new novel
Zero K,
the 79-year-old has built a temple to house all his ghosts.
By
Christian Lorentzen
overnights
Apr. 27, 2016
Underground
Recap: ‘We Can Survive Anything’
How long can
Underground
toe the line between entertainment and historical reverence?
By
Stacia L. Brown
overnights
Apr. 20, 2016
Underground
Recap: Ambushed
The Macon escapees are hiding out in Indian territory, but they’re far from safe.
By
Stacia L. Brown
overnights
Apr. 13, 2016
Underground
Recap: Baptism
A preacher’s arrival on the Macon plantation won’t lead to redemption.
By
Stacia L. Brown
overnights
Apr. 6, 2016
Underground
Recap: All’s Fair
On this journey to freedom, no one makes it through unscathed.
By
Stacia L. Brown
Apr. 6, 2016
What’s Going on at WGN America?
How the Chicago sports channel rebranded itself.
By
Josef Adalian
overnights
Mar. 30, 2016
Underground
Recap: You Come Back
“Firefly” delivers on this show’s promising premise.
By
Stacia L. Brown
overnights
Mar. 23, 2016
Underground
Recap: A Day of Rest
Is Rosalee fit for life on the run? Is Noah?
By
Stacia L. Brown
overnights
Mar. 16, 2016
Underground
Recap: Run With Me
Two episodes in,
Underground
already feels like it’s off to the races.
By
Stacia L. Brown
overnights
Mar. 9, 2016
Underground
Series Premiere Recap: The Road to Freedom
If you’ve watched
Roots
or read
Beloved
, this story will seem familiar.
By
Stacia L. Brown
tv review
Mar. 9, 2016
Underground
Is a Gripping Drama About Slavery
But far from a great one.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz