Entertainment

How the Election Made Slavery Drama ‘Underground’ So Painfully Relevant

FREEDOM

The cast of WGN’s slavery drama ‘Underground’ explains how Trump’s election and the current political climate made their series timelier than they could have planned.

Kevin Fallon
Kevin Fallon 

Senior Editor, Obsessed

articles/2017/03/08/how-the-election-made-slavery-drama-underground-so-painfully-relevant/170307-fallon-underground-tease_nc1sr0
WGN America
Kevin Fallon

Kevin Fallon

Senior Editor, Obsessed

kpfallon

kevin.fallon@thedailybeast.com

Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.

Trending Now
OpinionIcarus 2.0: Did Kimberly Guilfoyle Fly Too Close to the Son?
Nell Scovell
PoliticsTrump Picks Fight With Pope With New Vatican Ambassador
Amethyst Martinez
Biden WorldPete Buttigieg Pokes Very Convincing Hole in New Jersey Drone Scare
David Gardner
BeautyThis Clinically-Backed K-Beauty Night Cream Is the Ultimate Winter Skin Antidote
Mia Maguire
exclusivePrince Andrew Set to Flee England for Controversial Secret Palace Overseas
Tom Sykes