'Underground': A Vivid Saga of Slavery and Escape
A big-canvas portrait of slavery marked by moments of jolting energy, Underground is a skillfully agonizing new series about Civil War-era slavery and the underground railroad. Premiering on Wednesday night, it’s another solid achievement for WGN America, which is trying to establish itself as a destination channel for quality programming, following the artistic success of its atomic-bomb drama Manhattan. The show does a good job of quickly sketching in the lives of slaves who labor both inside and... Читать дальше...