Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
7.4
Season 1
58 min
S1 · E1 · Nov 8, 2023
Ambition and Chaos Episode 1
59 min
S1 · E2 · Nov 15, 2023
Fortune and Tragedy Episode 2
59 min
S1 · E3 · Nov 22, 2023
Treason and Mortality Episode 3
3 episodes in Season 1
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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.
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Cast
11 people
Juliet Stevenson
Self - Narrator
Known for
Secret Invasion
Atlantis
Daniel Boyarsky
William Shakespeare
Known for
The Responder
Jessie Buckley
Self
Known for
Chernobyl
Taboo
Brian Cox
Self
Known for
Succession
The Bourne Supremacy
Martin Freeman
Self
Known for
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Sherlock
Judi Dench
Self
Known for
Skyfall
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children
Lolita Chakrabarti
Self
Known for
Vigil
Beowulf: Return to the Shieldlands
Gordon Brown
Self
Also in
World in Action
The Rivals
Helen Mirren
Self
Known for
Monsters University
MobLand
Jeanette Winterson
Self
Adrian Lester
Self
Known for
The Sandman
Doomsday
Julian Jones Director · David Glover Executive producer Nick Foster Composer
Total runtime 2h 54m · Episode length 58 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
November 8, 2023
Final episode
November 22, 2023
Status
Ended
Network
BBC Two
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
58 min
Total runtime
2h 54m
Original language
English
Production
72 Films
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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