2017 docudrama miniseries about the history of LGBT rights in the US
When We Rise
Genre
Docudrama
Created by
Dustin Lance Black
Written by
Dustin Lance Black
Directed by
Gus Van Sant
Dee Rees
Thomas Schlamme
Dustin Lance Black
Starring
Guy Pearce
Mary-Louise Parker
Rachel Griffiths
Michael K. Williams
Austin P. McKenzie
Emily Skeggs
Jonathan Majors
Fiona Dourif
Whoopi Goldberg
Alexandra Grey
Phylicia Rashad
Narrated by
(see sources)
Theme music composer
Chris Bacon
Danny Elfman
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of episodes
8
Production
Executive producers
Gus Van Sant
Dustin Lance Black
Laurence Mark
Bruce Cohen
Running time
341 minutes
Production companies
Hungry Jackal Productions
Laurence Mark Productions
ABC Studios
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
February 27 (2017-02-27) – March 3, 2017 (2017-03-03)
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When We Rise is an eight-part American docudrama miniseries about the history of LGBT rights advocacy in the United States from the 1970s to the 2010s. It was created by Dustin Lance Black and stars Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, Mary-Louise Parker, Michael Kenneth Williams, Austin P. McKenzie, Emily Skeggs, Jonathan Majors, Fiona Dourif, and Sam Jaeger among 30 others. The miniseries premiered on ABC on February 27, 2017, with the rest of its episodes airing March 1 to 3.[1]
^"When We Rise Episode Guide | Season 1 Full Episode List - ABC.com". abc.go.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017.
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