TV Series

When We Rise (2017)

• First aired February 27, 2017
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 4
• 43m per episode

• Drama

Overview

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.

Created by

Dustin Lance Black

Starring

Austin P. McKenzie, Emily Skeggs, Jonathan Majors