Season 2 of “Underground” Premieres Wednesday, March 8th!
WGN America finally announced a season two premiere date for their original series “Underground” which is set to return Wednesday, March 8 at 10 pm ET/PT. We already can’t wait!! As part of the announcement, the network also unveiled the very first teaser trailer for the second season, featuring all our favorite badass returning leads and the series’ newest character Harriet Tubman (Aisha Hinds). Also joining the cast for season two is series’ executive producer, Academy Award® and Golden Globe® winner and ten-time Grammy Award® winning singer-songwriter John Legend who will have a guest-starring role as the renowned abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Check out the teaser below!
In more “Underground” news, the NAACP Image Awards honored “Underground” with four nominations including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (Jurnee Smollett-Bell), Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series (Amirah Vann) and Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series (Anthony Hemingway).
From WGN America:
Season two of the 10-episode, hour-long series follows an unremitting struggle for freedom within a divided America on the brink of civil war, each side vying to enact their own justice. Set in the aftermath of the Macon 7’s daring attempt to stage the greatest escape in history, this group of American heroes continues on their harrowing journey to freedom, with legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman blazing the trail.
So who else can’t wait for the season 2 premiere of “Underground”? What about those first glimpses of Aisha Hinds as Harriet Tubman? How long is it until March 8th again??
