Here's What 'The Underground Railroad' Cast Looks Like in Real Life

Newcomer Mbedu stars as Cora Randall, a young woman searching for freedom in the antebellum South. Whitehead recently told T&C that when he writes his books, he does not really envision what the characters would look like. "The sad thing is I see everything except faces and bodies," he said. "It’s startling to see Cora for the first time."