This week, WGN America announced they’ve cancelled Underground after two seasons. Now, TVInsider reports the stars and producers of the TV series are trying to save the show.
The historical drama follows the heroes of the Underground Railroad who harnessed every bit of their wits, strength, and grit in order to escape slavery and live as free men and women. The cast includes Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, Jessica De Gouw, Alano Miller, Christopher Meloni, Marc Blucas, and Reed Diamond.
On social media, stars Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, and Amirah Vann and executive producer John Legend urged fans to campaign for a third season of Underground on another network:
WGN America has been bought and is going a different direction strategically. We will find a new home for #Underground! https://t.co/xY47THI1Yl
— John Legend (@johnlegend) May 30, 2017
Feel free to drop some hints to the networks/streaming services you want to pick up #Underground. Show them who will be watching!
— John Legend (@johnlegend) May 30, 2017
What do you think? Are you a fan of Underground? Do you want a third season?
This was one of the best shows on TV in my opinion. The writing, acting, cinematography were fabulous! I hope another network picks it up. I will be tweeting & writing letters.
I love that show! I am so disappointed that it’s being cancelled. Hopefully another network will pick it up and they can continue with season three. I never heard of WGN or watched anything on it until Underground!! Needless to say, I have no reason to flip to that channel again.
I absolutely love the show!!! It needs to be picked up by someone. OWN, Netflix, someone please pick up this show. It has great acting and it is just an all-around great show. The story line is crude and the way that people treated other people is horrible but it teaches us how not to be, it gives us a decent idea of the history that we DO NOT want to repeat. For instance, the speech in Season 2 Episode 6 “Minty” by Harriet Tubman (Aisha Hinds) was phenomenal. That’s just one “for instance”, there are many more. Someone please… Read more »
Underground should be moved to BET, Bounce, TV One or OWN.
Articles that I’ve read “say” that BET and OWN have already passed on it. If so, shame on them….I don’t know why it wasn’t on one of those networks to start with. Well, I take that back–more of us are likely viewers of those two networks and they still want to keep us oblivious to the facts. They know black people don’t watch WGN…..
For WGN to cancel this would be an atrocity!!!! The acting is some of the best I’ve seen in years, the content is truthful and enlightening for our youth that has no clue of their roots or history. If they cancel I will stop watching the network period.
Okay, “Underground” fans; time to get organized! John Legend, please tell us what we need to do to insure that this superb series continues. To whom should we address our petitions? There are millions of “Underground” fans out there. We are ready to do whatever it takes to save this rare, excellent production. It appears that money is the driving force behind the stupid decision to cancel. I read that the production expenses average 5 million dollars per episode. That means sponsors must make enough profit beyond expenses to justify the investment. I am sure there are enough fans out… Read more »
Sign the petition to get a season 3 of Underground on HBO!
https://www.change.org/p/petition-season-3-series-underground
Here’s the link to the petition
Underground was an awesome series. I sincerely enjoyed it and hope that the show finds a new home for season three.
please bring back loved show
I think I tried hard to give it a chance, but the scripts & acting just became increasingly slow & boring.
It’s devastating to learn that Underground has been cancelled. It was hard to watch at times due to the reality of it but I’m glad that I persevered because I learned about people and things that happened during that time that I hadn’t heard before. It is one of the best made productions with the most talented people in it and I’m hoping that another channel will pick it up because if not that would be a travesty
in the last two years, this show has provided excellent programming with an extremely large dedicated fan base
I loved the show, we need to have more seasons. I can’t believe after two seasons they want to cancel. It always happen when there is a good show out. I will stop watching this channel or not start new shows for them to cancel at the wrong time, like when it’s getting good.
Maria I stand with you!
I was very saddened to hear of my beloved Underground being cancelled. I love this show and all the actor’s were fantastic. I hope and pray we will find a new home for Underground.
It won’t.
The show was awesome. I hope and can’t wait for the next season. Don’t cancel !!!!!!
Please, please, pretty please try for NETFLIX. I absolutely love your show and can’t bear to see it go.