Rise Up - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
British Miners
The British Miner's Strike turned worker against worker and led to a bloody and deadly battle between mine workers and the British government.
Arab Spring
By lighting himself on fire in protest, one vendor in Tunisia launched the Arab Spring — that toppled authoritarian governments across the Middle East.
Berlin Wall
The tearing down of the Berlin Wall by German citizens did what two superpowers couldn't – end the Cold War.
Yellow Vest
The government tax on diesel fuel sparked French citizens to don yellow roadside emergency vests and take over the most famous street in the world for fiery protests.
Women's March
Donald Trump's inauguration was met with women from across the country marching on Washington in the largest single-day protest in American history.
Apartheid
Apartheid, racial segregation in South Africa that survived despite world wide condemnation, would prove no match for black and white citizens rising up to end it.
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The Westies
The Westies takes place during the construction of the Jacob Javitz Convention Center on the Westies' home turf in Hell's Kitchen, which promises a financial windfall. Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies' legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente. But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI's ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.
MobLand
With the most powerful clients in Europe, MobLand will see family fortunes and reputations at risk, odd alliances unfold, and betrayal around every corner; and while the family might be London's most elite fixers today, the nature of their business means there is no guarantee what's in store tomorrow.
MobLand follows two generations of gangsters, the businesses they run, the complex relationships they weave and the man they call upon to fix their problem.
Survivor
Eighteen to twenty castaways will compete against each other on Survivor. All castaways will compete to outwit, outplay, outlast and ultimately be crowned Sole Survivor.