Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
8 episodes
E01
Nothin' Like the Fourth of July
It seems all of Richmond, Virginia is celebrating Independence Day in 1860, until we see the occupants of a slave wagon. A weak, sickly young African-American woman named Mary Jane Richards is being questioned by Slave Patrol Officer Pike.
E02
Never Secede!
As Mary Jane recovers, the Van Lew family prepares to transport runaway Robert Ford across the border to the safety of the North...nearly getting caught by Laurette when smuggling him out. For Elizabeth, this is their last Underground Railroad duty.
E03
First Blood
Grieving Tadpole, the Van Lew's ensure his death was not in vain. After his funeral, Mary Jane confides to Elizabeth and Eliza an idea for retribution against the Confederacy.
E04
Spy Ring
Mary Jane arrives at the Gray House and is warned about Lavinia. Union officers Captain Lounsbury and Major Revere, captured at Bull Run, get mustered into the P.O.W. lockup by Confederate General Winder as Erasmus Ross looks on.
E05
Treason Ends on the Gallows
In 1862, the Van Lews, upset over the Balls Bluff defeat, fret over how to get General McClellan to take them seriously. At the Confederate fundraiser, Mary Jane informs Eliza and Elizabeth of more messages sewn into her donated clothes.
E06
Alien Enemies
Stokely and Lumpkin round up enemies, holding some hostage and beating and killing others. Clara is about to be beaten for a confession by Stokely when the Van Lews and President Davis arrive. Stokely is stopped and the hostages are released.
E07
Babcock
Mary Jane searches Davis' office to differentiate real intel from planted misinformation. Nearly caught, Mary Jane hurries to write notes for Jericho to deliver to their cohort.
E08
The Firestorm
Numb from trauma, Elizabeth returns from the conflict and is stopped by Stokely for questioning. She finds an ally in Hampton.
Cast
Mary-Louise Parker
as Eliza Van Lew
Daisy Head
as Elizabeth Van Lew
Amethyst Davis
as Mary Jane Richards.
Ben Vereen
as Isham Worthy
Paul Anderson
as Stokely Reeves
Ian Duff
as Jericho Bowser
Hannah James
as Clara Parish
Robert Knepper
as Bully Lumpkin
Christopher McDonald
as Thomas McNiven
Colin Morgan
as Hamton Arsenault
Rob Morrow
as Judah Benjamin
Colin O'Donoghue
as Captain William Lounsbury
