Barry Jenkins's Prime Video limited series is a credited adaptation of Colson Whitehead's novel, following Cora state by state on the literal railroad.
Book· 2016· Historical
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad: 1 recorded work traces back to it, and it draws on 1 recorded source.
What The Underground Railroad influenced
Works that record this one as a source, with the evidence a contributor gave.
What influenced The Underground Railroad
The works this one is recorded as drawing on.
Colson Whitehead on the structure (NPR Fresh Air, 2016): "Sort of like Gulliver's Travels, the book is rebooting every time the person goes through a different state." Each state Cora reaches is a different society's answer to slavery, as each of Gulliver's islands is a different satire.