Underground wgn america did renew its underground railroad thriller underground for a second season, so theres more to come from the breakout hit series created by misha green and joe pokaski, which drew 3 million total viewers on wednesday nights during its 10episode first season run. Treasury department said last week that harriet tubman, a former slave and underground railroad. Deadline reports the future of the wgn america series is still unclear. Wgn america has canceled underground, its critically acclaimed drama about a group of runaway slaves and abolitionists fighting for. Underground railroad locally talk is presented at 2. Set to an energetic soundtrack featuring the music of kanye west and john legend, the new wgn show underground, which follows a group of slaves on the macon plantation escaping their plight. Underground returns for season 2 wednesday, march 8, at 109c on wgn america. Wgns new drama underground is a tense, terrific history of the underground railroad the series tells the story of runaway slaves with honesty and shades of. The faces of freedom wgn americas underground is rooted in the real underground railroad events of american history. 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. Nexstar also holds a 31% interest in tv food network, llc, the discovery, ntrolled parent of food network and cooking channel. You may unsubscribe via the link found at the bottom of every email.
Watch and read stories at the same time the video plays as you scroll. The new series, set during the precivil war years, follows a. Underground premieres wednesday march 9 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 fight of their lives. Il, 2016 sundance film festival park city, ut, new york comiccon, essence. Wgn underground 1x01 pilot the tv calling script library. Underground renewed for season 2 at wgn america tvline. Straightdownthemiddle newscasts are coming to wgn americas. Treasury department said last week that harriet tubman, a. On april 25, 2016, wgn renewed the show for a 10episode second season, that premiered on march 8, 2017. This story contains details of tonights underground season 1 finale.
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. Were up above the cloudsthis is love, this is love, this is love. The pulsepounding journey begins wednesday, march 9 at 10. Underground blazes wgn ratings record in debut deadline.
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. Watch underground episodes online season 1 2016 tv guide. Watch underground the macon 7 s1 e1 online watch online anytime. When in doubt, chicago turns to wgn tv chief meteorologist tom skilling and his team to understand the weather. Buy, rent underground, season 1 episode 1, is available to watch and stream on wgn america. Stream live tv from wgn america and other popular cable networks. How a new tv show recreates the underground railroad and. Underground set a record as wgns highest performing original series ever in its launch last night. Wgn americas underground full length trailer youtube. Free wgn weather for pc download windows 78 posted. Undergrounds hopes of finding a new home following cancellation at wgn america have taken a final blow. With the chicago weather center app, you will have the latest forecasts and reports on current conditions from chicagos superman of meteorology with you wherever you go. Having previously plumbed the 17thcentury and then the 1940s via salem and manhattan, wgn americas next period drama, underground, aims to bring a modern sensibility to the senseless injust.
Be the first to know with breaking news alerts, and find out whats happening in your area with news near me. Movie underground was a weekly television program produced in the u. Chicagos very own wgntv tells news stories from chicago and its suburbs, northwest indiana and southern wisconsin. Netflix the chilling adventures of sabrina 1x01 pilot 347. Top sites free wgn weather app 2019 latest free wgn. Wgn america is fastest growing entertainment network among adults 2554.
Underground pushes wgn america ratings up percent. Commercial free premiere of wgn americas escape thriller, underground. His job was to guard the movie vault and protect the viewer from mediocre television. Livestreaming, breaking news notifications, and all the local news you want from chicagos very own wgntv in a fast, highperformance app.
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 in the 3rd quarter among the. Even if wgn weather application is developed and designed suitable for android mobile or ios by tribune broadcasting company llc. Wgn cancels underground however, executive producers misha green and john legend vow they will find a new home for the hit slavery drama. How can i view closed captioning on the wgntv live stream. Season 2 of underground is our reminder that freedom isnt free the tension escalates in wgn americas slaveryera drama as it transforms from a heist plot into an. Wgns new drama underground is a tense, terrific history. Underground canceled at wgn america hollywood reporter. With a lot of blood, cunning, bravery and vengeance, season. Now you can learn about the local routes of the underground railroad with a free march 20 presentation at the rock island public library. 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. 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. Wgn americas underground, which airs the final episode of its first season wednesday night, is an epic series about slavery and escape created by the heroes writers misha green and joe pokaski. Features access to station content specifically for our mobile users 250 meter radar, the highest resolution.
Underground is an american television period drama series created by misha green and joe pokaski about the underground railroad in antebellum georgia. Underground, wgn americas thrilling slaveryera drama, begins its second season wednesday with a heightened sense of urgency rooted in. Wgn america hd live stream watch shows online directv. Wgn america pivots in primetime to news nation mediavillage. This season focuses on a courageous blacksmith slave named noah who covertly organizes a small group of fellow slaves and pieces together a daring plan of escape across hundreds of miles to freedom. The series, which focuses on a group of slaves in the precivil war south who. Tv guide is owned by cbs interactive, a division of viacomcbs. Noah, rosalee, cato et al are going to keep on running, now that wgn america has renewed underground for a 10episode season 2 to date, the freshman slave escape thriller is averaging a million. 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. Watch underground season 1 episode 1 the macon 7 online now. Show from john legend centered on a group of slaves planning a daring 600mile escape from a georgia plantation.
Wgn americas new drama puts a prisonbreak thriller spin on a story about the underground railroad. On april 25, 2016, wgn renewed the show for a 10episode second season. See whats on wgn america hd and watch on demand on your tv or online. The official app for the hit wgn original show underground. Underground arrived with a bang on wednesday night, setting a new ratings record for wgn america. It seems as though the difficult story of american slavery is having a pop culture moment. Season 2 of underground was released on wgn on wednesday, march 8, 2017 and like the debut season it is expected to consist of 10 episodes with the finale scheduled to air on may 10th.
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