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Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

★ 5.3•2023•1 Seasons•ANIME

DocumentaryDrama

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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Top Cast

Juliet Stevenson

Juliet Stevenson

Narrator

Daniel Boyarsky

Daniel Boyarsky

Shakespeare

Judi Dench

Judi Dench

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Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren

Self

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

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Dániel Baki

Dániel Baki

Henry Condell

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Mátyás Tóth

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Gergõ Bárdi

Will Kempe

Máté Czakó

Máté Czakó

John Heminges

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Gergely Máté Kiss

Richard Burbage

S

Szomori Béla

Lord Chamberlain

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György Somhegyi

Augustine Phillips

Episodes

Season:

Ambition and Chaos

1. 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.

Aired: 11/8/2023

Fortune and Tragedy

2. 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

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Aired: 11/15/2023

Treason and Mortality

3. 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.

Aired: 11/22/2023