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The Best Episodes of Underground Season 1

Every episode of Underground Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Underground Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Underground Season 1 Episode 4 - Firefly
    8.9/10(274 votes)

    S1:E4

    A notorious slave hunter tracks the runners as John and Elizabeth face a lethal predicament.

    Director:Anthony Hemingway
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Underground Season 1 Episode 8 - Graves
    8.5/10(241 votes)

    S1:E8

    Rosalee and Cato pose as free folks to get medicine after Noah got shot, while still being hunted by August and Jeremiah's posse. Sam is recaptured and returned to the plantation. Macon looks to rally his supporters.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Underground Season 1 Episode 3 - The Lord's Day
    8.1/10(274 votes)

    S1:E3

    The timetable for escape is agreed upon and Rosalee is tasked with the most important part of the plan.

    Director:Anthony Hemingway
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Underground Season 1 Episode 5 - Run & Gun
    8.1/10(246 votes)

    S1:E5

    There's a $1000 bounty on all of the heads of the seven runaways, and August and his son are hot on their trail. The seven look to reach the train heading north. Pearly Mae is punished and Tom want information from her.

    Director:Romeo Tirone
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Underground Season 1 Episode 7 - Cradle
    8.1/10(252 votes)

    S1:E7

    The runners take shelter in Indian territory. James is put to work in the cotton field. Elizabeth discovers Boo alone after she was separated from her father. August learns his wife broke out of the Asylum.

    Director:Kate Woods
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Underground Season 1 Episode 1 - The Macon 7
    8.0/10(352 votes)

    S1:E1

    In 1857, a group of slaves on a Georgia plantation make the dangerous decision to journey 600 miles north for the promise of freedom.

    Director:Anthony Hemingway
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Underground Season 1 Episode 2 - War Chest
    8.0/10(298 votes)

    S1:E2

    A plantation dance becomes the perfect distraction for a heist while John and Elizabeth step into a strange new world.

    Director:Anthony Hemingway
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Underground Season 1 Episode 6 - Troubled Water
    8.0/10(235 votes)

    S1:E6

    The runners steal a floating barge and ride up river. August's chase takes him into Indian territory. Hawkes finds himself working with a posse to catch runaways within the area.

    Director:Romeo Tirone
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Underground Season 1 Episode 10 - The White Whale
    7.9/10(278 votes)

    S1:E10

    Everyone must pay for their sins when the day of reckoning arrives.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Underground Season 1 Episode 9 - Black & Blue
    7.7/10(245 votes)

    S1:E9

    Rosalee is captured and held at the smokehouse, prompting Noah and Cato to rescue her. John learns of Elizabeth's reckless actions involving Kyle.

    Director:Tim Hunter
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Firefly" is the best rated episode of Underground season 1. It scored 8.9/10 from 274 votes. Directed by Anthony Hemingway and written by Unknown, it aired on March 30, 2016. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Graves".