In the season two penultimate episode of wgn americas heartpounding, scripted series underground, freedom is at stake and new alliances must be forged in a riveting test of personal will and character. Be the first to know with breaking news alerts, and find out whats happening in your area with news near me. As we descend beneath our modern day cities, we are met with ancient and hidden secrets. On may 30, 2017, it was announced that wgn had canceled the show after two seasons. Underground is an american television period drama series created by misha green and joe pokaski about the underground railroad in antebellum georgia. Premiering on wednesday night, wgn americas new drama underground isnt exactly fun indeed. You may unsubscribe via the link found at the bottom of every email. From executive producer john legend, underground follows a group of slaves who plan a daring escape from a georgia plantation to cross 600 miles to freedom. Months after wgn canceled all of its scripted programming, underground executive producer john legend took to social media to reassure fans that the fight to find a new home for underground season. Dec 9, 2016 explore hollyannegreenes board underground on wgn on. Watch underground season 1 episode 1 the macon 7 online now. With bet already passing on the drama, oprah winfrey has officially confirmed that own will not be saving the series due to its high cost, per refinery29. This was the case with underground which has been officially cancelled by wgn america after two seasons there will be no season 3 for the historical drama series.
General entertainment channel up 35% in primetime audience year to year october 11, 2017 according to recently released nielsen c3 data, wgn america is the fastest growing entertainment network. The faces of freedom wgn americas underground is rooted in the real underground railroad events of american history. Unfortunately, in the world of television critical acclaim means very little if the ratings fail to impress executives. Tv guide is owned by cbs interactive, a division of viacomcbs. Chicagos very own wgn tv tells news stories from chicago and its suburbs, northwest indiana and southern wisconsin. An unflinching story of plantation slaves that band together for the fight of their livesfor their families, their future and their freedom.
You can also buy, rent underground on demand at amazon prime, amazon, hulu. Cable drama underground turns history into a thriller wsj. Misha green and joe pokaski, cocreators of wgn americas television series underground, join actress aisha hinds. As a matter of fact, my dear friend john legend called.
Set to an energetic soundtrack featuring the music of kanye west and john legend, the new wgn show underground, which follows a group of. Wgn americas acclaimed civil rights series underground is about to teach you more about the heart and soul of harriet tubman than you ever learned in history class in the final. With weather data from over 250,000 personal weather stations and a proprietary forecast model, weather underground gives you the most precise weather forecast at a truly hyperlocal level. A while ago every computer owner used to have weather by weatherbug for windows 7,8,10, xp, vista. Underground season 3 own to save cancelled wgn america. See whats on wgn america hd and watch on demand on your tv or online. Watch and read stories at the same time the video plays as you scroll. Wgn americas underground, which airs the final episode of its first season wednesday night, is an epic series about slavery and escape created. Wgn america has canceled underground, its critically acclaimed drama about a group of runaway slaves and abolitionists fighting for freedom along the underground railroad, though its.
Wgn america runs a mixture of recent and older comedy and drama series. Holder of the guinness world record for the largest underground shopping complex, torontos path system is an enormous underground system spanning 19 miles 30 kilometers of the city. Netflix the chilling adventures of sabrina 1x01 pilot 347. Journey with us back through history and rediscover cities of the underworld. The decision to cancel was not driven solely by the eroded ratings, but. Wgn cancels underground however, executive producers misha green and john legend vow they will find a new home for the hit slavery drama. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station. Wgn underground 1x01 pilot the tv calling script library. Buy, rent underground, season 1 episode 1, is available to watch and stream on wgn america.
The epic escape story of the underground railroad is told through the point of view of a group of plantation slaves who band together for the. Season 2 of underground is our reminder that freedom isnt free the tension escalates in wgn americas slaveryera. Livestreaming, breaking news notifications, and all the local news you want from chicagos very own wgntv in a fast, highperformance app. Follow the underground railroad beyond the history books march 4, 2016 lori acken drama, historical programming, magazine archive, tv. Cspan cities tour the communicators saturdays on cspan at 6. The official app for the hit wgn original show underground. Wgn america is an american subscription television network that is owned by the nexstar media group, and is the companys only wholly owned, national cableoriginated television channel. Find out about current conditions, get weather data from our. Wgn america hd live stream watch shows online directv. Watch underground episodes online season 1 2016 tv guide.
Aldis hodge in underground wgn john legends resistance tv. Underground returns for season 2 wednesday, march 8, at 109c on wgn america. Undergrounds hopes of finding a new home following cancellation at wgn america have taken a final blow. Treasury department said last week that harriet tubman, a former slave and underground railroad. These days the meteorology bug seems to migrate to. Underground canceled after 2 seasons on wgn america the wrap. The new series, set during the precivil war years, follows a group of slaves. Written by misha green and joe pokaski and directed by lawrence trilling, cato alano miller takes extreme measures to prove his loyalty to the unconvinced and impatient patty cannon sadie. On april 25, 2016, wgn renewed the show for a 10episode second season. Watch underground the macon 7 s1 e1 online watch online anytime. Wgn americas new drama puts a prisonbreak thriller spin on a story about the underground railroad.
Weather underground local weather forecast, news and. The farrells of kentucky have been living on shay mountain for as long as anyone can remember. Wgn brings you the very latest breaking news, weather, sports and entertainment. Weatherbug app provides weather forecasts, weather radar and detailed weather data. Wgn america is fastest growing entertainment network among adults 2554. With don wildman, eric geller, sirin akinci, ashraf elmaghrabi. Wgns underground balances truth, fiction about slavery. Having previously plumbed the 17thcentury and then the 1940s via salem and manhattan, wgn americas next period drama, underground, aims to. In cities of the underworld, leave the metropolitan chaos behind to travel deep beneath urban streets into the meandering tunnels, abandoned train lines, dank dungeons, eerie tombs, clandestine hideouts, and forgotten cities that have been lost to the hands of time. Download weather app to stay meteorologically tuned 247. How a new tv show recreates the underground railroad and. It seems as though the difficult story of american slavery is having a pop culture moment.
Chicagos very own wgntv tells news stories from chicago and its suburbs, northwest indiana and southern wisconsin. Together with two other families, the shays and the mcgintuks, they have survived and thrived in a. Never miss any wgntv news you can livestream our newscasts right from. Nexstar also holds a 31% interest in tv food network, llc, the discovery, ntrolled parent of food network and cooking channel. Writer misha green attends wgn americas underground season two party, hosted by john legend, at 2017 sundance film festival on january 21, 2017 in park city, utah.
Wgn news app for ios and android livestreaming, breaking news notifications, and all the local news you want from chicagos very own wgn tv in a fast, highperformance app. Underground also enjoyed a high profile on social media and made history as wgn americas highestrated original series in its first season. Comic con 2016 at the standard highline on october 2016 in new york city. Get a first look at wgn americas new original series underground. Wgn america has set 10 pm wednesday, march 8, for the secondseason premiere of its hit original drama series underground.
The event was part of the annual national underground railroad conference. Wgn series underground centers on a group of slaves planning a daring 600mile escape from a georgia plantation. Misha green and joe pokaski, cocreators of wgn americas television series underground, join actress aisha hinds in a panel discussion about the shows background and historical context. On april 25, 2016, wgn renewed the show for a 10episode second season, that premiered on march 8, 2017. Underground, a 10episode drama starting march 9 on wgn america, turns the story of the underground railroad into a thriller with edgy music.
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