When We Rise (2016 - 2017)

AVERAGE TOMATOMETER

81%
94%

Critic Consensus: No consensus yet.

AVERAGE AUDIENCE SCORE

78%

Series Info

The LGBT civil-rights movement is chronicled from its turbulent infancy to the present through the experiences of a diverse family of LGBT men and women.

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Seasons

81%
Critics Consensus: When We Rise works as a well-meaning outreach project with a decent cast, even if the script's ambitious reach slightly exceeds its grasp.

2016, ABC, 8 episodes

Cast

Guy Pearce
as Cleve Jones
Mary-Louise Parker
as Roma Guy
Rachel Griffiths
as Diane
Ivory Aquino
as Cecilia Chung
Carrie Preston
as Sally Gearhart
Austin McKenzie
as Young Cleve Jones
Fiona Dourif
as Young Diane
Michael Kenneth Williams
as Ken Jones
Kenneth Michael Williams
as Ken Jones
Emily Skeggs
as Young Roma Guy
Jonathan Majors
as Young Ken Jones
Whoopi Goldberg
as Pat Norman
Rosie O'Donnell
as Del Martin
David Hyde Pierce
as Dr. Jones
T.R. Knight
as Chad Griffin
Sam Jaeger
as Richard
Dylan Walsh
as Dr. Marcus Conant
Todd Weeks
as Tom Ammiano
Phylicia Rashad
as Yvette Flunder
Rafael De La Fuente
as Ricardo
Maddie Corman
as Phyllis
Caitlin Gerard
as Jean
Debra Winger
as Justice Kagan
Douglas Smith
as Young Man
Henry Czerny
as David Boies
Jayne Taini
as Elouise
Nick Eversman
as Scott Remple
Matthew Del Negro
as Mayor Newsom
Mary McCormack
as Roberta Kaplan
Kevin McHale
as Bobbi Campbell
Justin Sams
as Sylvester
Charles Socarides
as Richard Socarides
Arliss Howard
as Ted Olson
John Rubinstein
as Charles Socarides
Denis O'Hare
as Jim Foster
Balthazar Getty
as David
Rob Reiner
as Mr. Blankenhorn
Don Frankel
as President Clinton
Pauley Perrette
as Robin
Gideon Adlon
as Annie
Richard Schiff
as Judge Walker
Akuyoe Graham
as Luna
Phoebe Neidhardt
as Annie
Charlie Carver
as Michael
Alexandra Grey
as Seville
Joshua Brockington
as Daniel
J.J. Boone
as Leslie
Willam Belli
as Jason
William Sadler
as Chuck Cooper
Pernell Walker
as Gwenn Craig
Saidah Arrika Ekulona
as Audre Lorde
Jack Plotnick
as Gilbert
Lydia Boland
as Annie
Michael DeLorenzo
as Jose Sarria
Melora Hardin
as Carole Midgen
Derek Phillips
as Dan White
Seth Fisher
as Senior Advisor
Bruce Bealke
as Officer 1
Sianoa Smit-McPhee
as McPhee - Annie
Chris Pray
as Bystander
Dylan Arnold
as Younger Gilbert
Larry Guli
as Justice Scalia
James Pinkman
as Basher #2
Jazzmun
as Bobbi
Joseph Baken
as Kid Handcuffed by Cops
Larissa Laskin
as Roma's Sister
Molly Shaiken
as Lesbian
Sandy Stier
as Sandy Stier
Matthew Uhlik
as Young Basher
Jeff Zarillo
as Jeff Zarillo
Julian Works
as Tomi
Juan Riedinger
as Jandro
Kelly Crump
as Two Tons of Fun #1
Jeremiah Birkett
as Paul
Misa Malone
as Two Tons of Fun #2
Tyler Young
as Mat
Paul Katami
as Paul Katami
Kris Perry
as Kris Perry
Luis Jose Lopez
as Victor
Alex Reznik
as Mitch
Prado Yvel Gomez
as Trans Singer
Carla Pauli
as Staffer
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Series Details

TV Network: ABC
Premiere Date: Feb 27, 2017
Genre: Drama
Executive Producers: Dustin Lance Black, Laurence Mark, Bruce Cohen, Gus Van Sant
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