When We Rise
S1 · E1IMDB:
6.2
Released
2/27/2017
Duration
1h 27m
Genre
Drama
Country
United States of America
Cast
Austin P. McKenzie, Emily Skeggs, Jonathan Majors
Overview
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.
When We Rise
Season 1 · Episode 1IMDB:
6.2Released
2/27/2017
Genre
Drama
Cast
Austin P. McKenzie, Emily Skeggs, Jonathan Majors
Duration
1h 27m
Country
United States of America
Overview
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.
Episodes
EP 1AvailablePart I
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.
Part I
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.
EP 2AvailablePart II
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.
Part II
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.
EP 3AvailablePart III
AIDS continues to ravage the gay community. Cleve creates the AIDS quilt in order to get the President's attention, while Diane's daughter Annie struggles with her identity as the child of a lesbian couple and a gay man.
Part III
AIDS continues to ravage the gay community. Cleve creates the AIDS quilt in order to get the President's attention, while Diane's daughter Annie struggles with her identity as the child of a lesbian couple and a gay man.
EP 4AvailablePart IV
An energized Cleve inspires a group of young activists to organize a march on Washington to demand full LGBTQ civil rights, while Roma uses her skills to reform healthcare in San Francisco. Elsewhere, a group forms to try overturning California's discriminatory proposition banning gay marriage.
Part IV
An energized Cleve inspires a group of young activists to organize a march on Washington to demand full LGBTQ civil rights, while Roma uses her skills to reform healthcare in San Francisco. Elsewhere, a group forms to try overturning California's discriminatory proposition banning gay marriage.
Cast
Young Cleve Jones
Austin P. McKenzie
Young Roma Guy
Emily Skeggs
Young Ken Jones
Jonathan Majors
Young Diane Jones
Fiona Dourif
Diane Jones
Rachel Griffiths
Roma Guy
Mary-Louise Parker
Cleve Jones
Guy Pearce
Ken Jones
Michael Kenneth Williams
Cecilia Chung
Ivory Aquino
Elena Kagan
Debra Winger
Dr. Jones
David Hyde Pierce
Pat Norman
