Tuesday night, the cast of WGN America’s “Underground” debuted its second season at the Westwood Village Theatre in Los Angeles.
The hourlong series ushered in new cast members like Bokeem Woodbine and Aisha Hinds — who arrived in a custom gown to pay homage to her character, Harriet Tubman — and also introduced twists and turns for the more established characters like Noah, played by Aldis Hodge; Rosalee, who is brought to life by Jurnee Smollett-Bell; Elizabeth, portrayed by Jessica De Gouw; John Hawkes played by Marc Blucas; and Amirah Vann‘s Ernestine.
“I have so much respect for her,” Vann said of her character. “You can’t walk in her shoes for this many months and not feel a little taller, own your truth more, be courageous as a woman, as a black woman. I’m better for her.”
Smollett-Bell also recalled an acting growth spurt saying, “I think it’s the hardest work I’ve ever done in my life. Being pregnant the entire season, we were racing against the clock to finish. I wasn’t able to have the normal comfort zone. I had to let go of my crutches. It really made me grow as an artist.”
Hodge also said the show proves the power of slave narratives.
“When it comes to this, people are possibly tired of the idea because it’s been presented to them in the same way for so long,” he said. “Our strength is that we present it in a very different way.”
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