Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius (2023- )

RunningDocumentary show

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius with an A-list cast of actors, including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Adrian Lester, Lolita Chakrabarti, Martin Freeman and Jessie Buckley, alongside academics and writers including James Shapiro and Jeanette Winterson, bringing fresh insights into the story of our greatest writer.  The series is narrated by Juliet Stevenson.

Network
Scheduleevery Wednesday

Last Episode

Episode 3
Season 1Episode 359 min

Episode 3

Shakespeare's life and legacy is threatened when the Gunpowder Plot unearths a secret he has worked all his life to bury: his family are Catholics, traitors to the crown. When his daughter is implicated in the fallout, Shakespeare unleashes his most epic work to date: Macbeth, which appeals to the new monarch, King James I. As Shakespeare teeters towards death, he reflects on his successes and failures, questioning family, forgiveness and mortality as his work is at risk of being lost forever.

nov. 8, 2023

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S01E03Episode 3nov. 8, 2023
S01E02Episode 2nov. 8, 2023
S01E01Episode 1nov. 8, 2023
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Cast

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

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