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Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Episode 1

Season 1, Episode 1 • Drama, History, TV-14

TV-14. William Shakespeare leaves the small rural town of Stratford to pursue his dreams of becoming a playwright in the dangerous, growing metropolis of London. Public theatre is red-hot modernity, and Shakespeare begins his journey at the very bottom.

Cast
Jessie Buckley Self
Martin Freeman Self
Brian Cox Self

Up Next in Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius - Season 1

  • Episode 2
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    Episode 2

    Episode 2

    TV-PG-V. A 30-year-old Shakespeare is at the top of his game: he's got a job and England's best theatre company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and the money is rolling in. Determined to restore his family's reputation, Shakespeare works harder than ever.

  • Episode 3
    58:18
    Episode 3

    Episode 3

    TV-14. 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 produces "Macbeth".

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