WGN America's Underground Pilot LIVE STREAM: Aldis Hodge/Jurnee Smollett White House Premiere

WGN America will hold an online LIVE STREAM of their upcoming drama Underground. There will be a special White House screening of the highly anticipated pilot of the original series featuring Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Aldis Hodge, and John Legend 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.

According to Deadline, the White House will screen Underground as part of their Black History Month event. A close source to the site mentions that President Barack Obama and the first lady, Michelle Obama are "very likely" to attend. There will also be a panel discussion beforehand with key members of the Underground cast and creative team.

The panel will be livestreamed at WhiteHouse.gov/Live, starting at 5:30 PM EST:

According to the official website, "In partnership with ASALH, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History- the creators of Black History Month - and WGN America's "Underground" series team - we would host an event in concert with the Department of the Interior to discuss the important landmarks and monuments around the country of the most significance to the African American community."

Underground premieres Wednesday March 9 on WGN America.

Readers, are you excited to see Underground?