WGN America's 'Underground' Pilot: Aldis Hodge, Jurnee Smollett Main Title, Premiere Date

WGN America has released the all-new main titles of their upcoming drama Underground. Check out footage from the highly anticipated pilot of the original series starring Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, and Alano Miller before the official March premiere date.

As we previously mentioned, the period drama takes place in the antebellum South as a band of plantation slaves attempt to make a perilous escape. During this time period, the slaves at a plantation risk everything for a chance at freedom. They all want to head on over to the North and escape on the Underground Railroad. The show will also examine the lives of slaveholders, slave hunters, and abolitionists.

The ensemble cast boasts boasts an ensemble cast, that includes Jessica De Gouw (Arrow and Dracula), Alano Miller (Jane The Virgin), Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU) and Jussie Smollett (Empire). The pilot is written by Misha Green and Joe Pokaski, who also serves as executive producer alongside Tory Tunnell, Joby Harold, and Academy Award-winning writer Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind). Academy award winning musician John Legend has signed on as executive producer, along with Mike Jackson and Ty Stiklorius, from his production company, Get Lifted.

We also mentioned, WGN will premiere Underground, along with Outsiders commercial free. During the Television Critics Association press tour event, WGN America will stream the first three episodes of Outsiders on Crackle, Facebook as well as WGN and Sony's Youtube channels.

WGN president and general manager Matt Cherniss states, "We will air the series premieres of each show commercial free in order to give viewers a pure and uninterrupted introduction to these two very different words."

According to Broadway World, on Saturday, January 23 at 7pm in Park City, Utah, scheduled to take place at Blackhouse Foundation, during the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, located at the Buona Vita Restaurant, 804 Main Street, Park City, will present "The Making of WGN America's UNDERGROUND." This will be an exclusive "clips and conversation" panel event featuring Legend, along with the cast and creative team.

After the panel, WGN america and John Legend will host an "Underground" party, featuring the series' stars and producers, at David Beavis Gallery, 314 Main St., Park City.

Underground premieres March 9, 2016 on WGN America.

Readers, are you excited to see Underground?