When We Rise

★ 6.2•2017•1 Seasons•ANIME

Drama

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.

Top Cast

Austin P. McKenzie

Young Cleve Jones

Emily Skeggs

Young Roma Guy

Jonathan Majors

Young Ken Jones

Fiona Dourif

Young Diane Jones

Rachel Griffiths

Diane Jones

Mary-Louise Parker

Roma Guy

Guy Pearce

Cleve Jones

Michael Kenneth Williams

Ken Jones

Ivory Aquino

Cecilia Chung

Debra Winger

Elena Kagan

David Hyde Pierce

Dr. Jones

Whoopi Goldberg

Pat Norman

Rosie O'Donnell

Del Martin

Episodes

Season:

1. Part I

87m

A young peace activist escapes his repressive life in Phoenix and heads to San Francisco, hoping to find refuge and community, but finds that the struggle for survival is just as difficult as it was back home. Elsewhere, NOW purges lesbians from its ranks.

Aired: 2/27/2017

2. Part II

87m

Ken, Cleve, and Roma fight an initiative that would ban gays from working in California public schools, while Cleve works on the campaign to elect Harvey Milk as San Francisco City Supervisor. But soon a disease starts killing gay men all over the country.