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Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
2023 · 1 season · — · ★ 5.3
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.
Start from S1E1 · Ambition and Chaos
Episodes
E11. Ambition and Chaos
2023 · 59m · ★ 5.7
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.
E22. Fortune and Tragedy
2023 · 59m · ★ 5.0
As Shakespeare achieves fame and fortune, a political scandal threatens his life and a family tragedy sees him question the cost of his success
E33. Treason and Mortality
2023 · 59m · ★ 6.5
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.
Cast
Juliet Stevenson
Narrator
Daniel Boyarsky
Shakespeare
Judi Dench
Self
Helen Mirren
Self
Brian Cox
Self
Dániel Baki
Henry Condell
N/A
Mátyás Tóth
