Julian Jones
Director
Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius (2023)
Series 1
Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.
Released Nov. 8, 2023
Episode 59 min
None+
Genres: Biography, Documentary, Drama
Keywords: mdblist.imdb-tv-mini-series, imdb.tv-mini-series, tmdb.portrait-of-an-artist, tmdb.famous-people, tmdb.life-and-career, tmdb.historical-documentary, tmdb.shakespeare + 3 more, tmdb.william-shakespeare, imdb.william-shakespeare-character, imdb.reenactment
Watch Providers: BritBox, Britbox Apple TV Channel , BBC Select Apple Tv channel
Production Companies: 72 Films
Network: BBC Two
Country: United Kingdom
Languages:
English
5.7
S1E1 - Ambition and Chaos
Shakespeare waves goodbye to his family to follow his dream of becoming a playwright. He enters a world of plague, rivalry and every possible kind of danger.
Nov. 8, 2023, midnight
5.0
S1E2 - Fortune and Tragedy
As Shakespeare achieves fame and fortune, a political scandal threatens his life and a family tragedy sees him question the cost of his success
Nov. 15, 2023, midnight
6.5
S1E3 - Treason and Mortality
In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare’s reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever.
Nov. 22, 2023, midnight
Network: BBC Two
Episode Runtime: 59 min.
Season Runtime: 177 min.
Released: Nov. 8, 2023
Last Air Date: Nov. 22, 2023, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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