The Underground Railroad, a new series on Amazon Prime, is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead.

It's directed by Barry Jenkins, who also directed the 2016 Best Picture winner Moonlight and the follow up, If Beale Street Could Talk.

The show is one of the most gripping, powerful and visceral series out this year, and it’s an opportunity to explore what prestige television looks like in 2021, and how it can help us confront our history and grapple with the present.

Guest: Award-winning writer, filmmaker and contributor to The Saturday Paper, Santilla Chingaipe

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The Culture: Barry Jenkins' new masterpiece, The Underground Railroad