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Director Barry Jenkins' epic journey to The Underground Railroad

By Reggie Ugwu
New York Times·
12 mins to read
Director Barry Jenkins' epic journey to The Underground Railroad
Director Barry Jenkins' epic journey to The Underground Railroad

Reggie Ugwu on how Barry Jenkins and his band of indie film-makers made television's most ambitious take on American slavery since Roots.

There was only one time when he seriously thought about quitting. The project, a 10-episode series for Amazon, had just been announced, in the fall of 2016. Within

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