Right now, The Underground Railroad is on Amazon Prime Video and several other platforms, sitting at 7/10 on TMDB. A reliable choice when you want a series that delivers on its premise.

The Underground Railroad uses its genre premise as cover for asking bigger questions. Follow young Cora’s journey as she makes a desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping her Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Thuso Mbedu and Chase W. Dillon lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It aired in 2021.

Perfect for late-night viewing or a proper weekend binge. The kind of show that makes you feel the absence when it ends.