Dustin Lance Black
Director
When We Rise (2017)
Season 1
The personal and political struggles, setbacks and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. The period piece tells the history of the gay rights movement, starting with the Stonewall Riots in 1969.
Released Feb. 27, 2017
Episode 87 min
15+
Genres: Drama
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Watch Providers: Hulu
Production Companies: ABC Studios
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
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6.8
S1E1 - Part I
A young peace activist escapes his repressive life in Phoenix and heads to San Francisco, hoping to find refuge and community, but finds that the struggle for survival is just as difficult as it was back home. Elsewhere, NOW purges lesbians from its ranks.
Feb. 27, 2017, midnight
7.0
S1E2 - Part II
Ken, Cleve, and Roma fight an initiative that would ban gays from working in California public schools, while Cleve works on the campaign to elect Harvey Milk as San Francisco City Supervisor. But soon a disease starts killing gay men all over the country.
March 1, 2017, midnight
6.5
S1E3 - Part III
AIDS continues to ravage the gay community. Cleve creates the AIDS quilt in order to get the President's attention, while Diane's daughter Annie struggles with her identity as the child of a lesbian couple and a gay man.
March 2, 2017, midnight
5.7
S1E4 - Part IV
An energized Cleve inspires a group of young activists to organize a march on Washington to demand full LGBTQ civil rights, while Roma uses her skills to reform healthcare in San Francisco. Elsewhere, a group forms to try overturning California's discriminatory proposition banning gay marriage.
March 3, 2017, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 87 min.
Season Runtime: 348 min.
Released: Feb. 27, 2017
Last Air Date: March 3, 2017, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 15+
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