Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

📊 Series Specifications

Network BBC Two
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 3
Original Language EN

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius (2023)

⭐ 2.1 / 5 (4 votes) 🎬 1 Seasons 📼 3 Episodes 🏷️ Documentary, Drama 📡 Ended
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Synopsis

Love, conflict, family - nobody's done it better. Acting legends reflect on the greatest writer who ever lived – and the dangerous, exciting world that ignited his creativity.

Seasons & Episodes

E1 Ambition and Chaos

Shakespeare waves goodbye to his family to follow his dream of becoming a playwright. He enters a world of plague, rivalry and every possible kind of danger.

E2 Fortune and Tragedy

As Shakespeare achieves fame and fortune, a political scandal threatens his life and a family tragedy sees him question the cost of his success

E3 Treason and Mortality

In the fallout of the Gunpowder Plot, a family scandal threatens Shakespeare’s reputation. Creating his most epic and tragic work yet, his legacy is at risk of being lost forever.