Barry Jenkins on Blurring Genres With 'The Underground Railroad' (Exclusive)

Diedre Johnson The Amazon original series “The Underground Railroad” centers around Cora, a young Black woman fighting to escape slavery. When Cora leaves, she encounters a fantastical vision of mid-19th century America, where the underground railroad is a real train running from state to state through tunnels — and each “station” brings its own promise and peril.Cora carries a burden: As a young girl, she was abandoned by her mother, who escaped and vanished.

Back in September, we were able to exclusively report that Steven Soderbergh has more ideas for “The Knick” and that he’s working with Barry Jenkins and actor André Holland to bring those to life. A little while later, Soderbergh spoke about what those plans might be and what the future of “The Knick” was originally going to look like.

Tony-award winner Phllipa Soo, Simu Liu and Luke Bracey are set to star in the adaptation of the Taylor Jenkins Reid’s One True Love, with Andy Fickman on board to direct. Taylor Jenkins Reid and Alex Jenkins Reid will adapt the script.

NEW YORK -- “Malibu Rising,” by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Ballantine Books)Taylor Jenkins Reid is not afraid to challenge herself with her writing.In 2015's “Maybe in Another Life," she wrote about two parallel universes, documenting the resulting path of a character's choice in alternating chapters.

Bob Verini At a time of unprecedented interest in sorting out America’s tortured racial past, Amazon Prime Video’s “The Underground Railroad” offers a unique contribution to the conversation. The adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller tells the saga of Cora, a runaway, and her dogged pursuer, bounty hunter Arnold Ridgeway, through a blend of uncompromising realism and otherworldly imagery.

When you talk about the best film composers working today, you always hear about those legendary folks like John Williams and Hans Zimmer. Yes, they are two people that will undoubtedly go on the Mt.

Barry Jenkins spent four years of his life bringing Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Underground Railroad” to the screen. In point of fact, he began working on the adaption before his Best Picture-winning, landmark drama “Moonlight” had even premiered at the 2016 Telluride Film Festival.

TheWrap-Up,” hosts Sharon Waxman and Daniel Goldblatt discussed the renewed controversy surrounding Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview with Princess Diana, Chris Cuomo advising his brother during Andrew Cuomo’s sexual harassment scandal and a preview of TheWrap’s upcoming series, Conversations on Cancel Culture.Then, we’re joined by Jeremy Helligar and NPR’s TV critic Eric Deggans to discuss Barry Jenkins’ new Amazon series, “The Underground Railroad.” Is the series too violent? And is it suitable

If social media is any indication, the fact that Thuso Mbedu had 1.3 million Instagram followers even before her U.S. breakthrough role in The Underground Railroad was even released should point to the arrival of a fully formed star.

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Barry Jenkins turns to television for his latest project, a 10-part adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Underground Railroad, Starring Thuso Mbedu, which hit Amazon Prime Video last week. It’s his most ambitious project yet, set on a grander canvas and with much greater emotional stakes than anything he’s tackled before.

Barry Jenkins’ acclaimed TV adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel,, William Jackson Harper plays Royal, a freeborn man who helps a runaway slave named Cora Randall (Thuso Mbedu) as she goes on a harrowing journey through the antebellum South to find freedom by way of an underground network of trains, tracks and tunnels. “I just figured this is the kind of job that goes to other people,” Harper tells ET about coming off four years of, where he earned an Emmy nomination for

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Angelo Pizzo, screenwriter of “Hoosiers” and “Rudy” has been tapped to adapt Washington Post columnist Sally Jenkins’ highly-acclaimed and rated book “The Real All Americans: The Team That Changed a Game, A People, A Nation.” It is the first film property that has been optioned by Ray Halbritter, Oneida Indian Nation Representative, CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises and trustee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Museum, for his Standing Arrow Productions

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched “The Underground Railroad,” streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.In November 2018 South African actor Thuso Mbedu had her first U.S. audition.

Rebecca Davis editorShe may not be a household name anywhere other than her native China, but Chinese helmer Jia Ling has officially overtaken Patty Jenkins as the world’s highest-grossing female director for a single film.After an extended three-month run, Jia’s Chinese New Year blockbuster “Hi, Mom,” finally left Chinese theaters Tuesday. It has grossed $838 million (RMB5.41 billion) since its Feb.

“The Underground Railroad,” adapted from the Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name by Colson Whitehead. Jenkins directed all ten episodes of the series, and it shows — “The Underground Railroad” is a masterpiece.

Before we ever got a full teaser trailer for Barry Jenkins‘ new Amazon series, “The Underground Railroad,” the writer-director was keen to share out-of-context videos showcasing the beautiful filmmaking on display. This served to get film fans hyped for the series and to showcase that ‘Underground Railroad’ is something a bit more auteur-istic than your typical series.

Amazon, is at times unbearably painful to watch and at others achingly beautiful. Early reviews have declared the series a triumph and something only Jenkins could have pulled off.It was “the most satisfying creative experience of my life,” said Jenkins, who won an Oscar in 2017 for “Moonlight” and was nominated again the next year for "If Beale Street Could Talk.”It was also the biggest challenge he’s ever faced.“The story is so, so large and wide-ranging.

Haley Bosselman editorBest-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates will moderate a live conversation about the Amazon Prime Video series “The Underground Railroad,” Variety can announce exclusively.