Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

2023 1 Season PG-13
Biography, Drama, Documentary

Drama documentary explaining Shakespeare's career and examining his personal and professional history. Numerous experts tell his story interspersed with dramatic vignettes showing key moments in his life.

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TV Plus 1 Seasons | 3 Episodes Last update: 1. Sezon | 3. Bölüm: Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius 1.3

Episodes

  • Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius - Episode 1

    E1 · Episode #1.1

    56 min

    1587. Shakespeare leaves Stratford to pursue his dreams of becoming a playwright in the dangerous, growing metropolis of London. Public theatre is red-hot modernity, and Shakespeare begins his journey at the very bottom.

  • Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius - Episode 2

    E2 · Episode #1.2

    57 min

    A 30-year-old Shakespeare is at the top of his game: But as his star rises, a series of tragedies strike. Shakespeare's life, purpose and family are thrown into chaos, and he begins to question if his new life is worth the sacrifice.

  • Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius - Episode 3

    E3 · Episode #1.3

    58 min

    Shakespeare's life and legacy is threatened when the Gunpowder Plot unearths a secret he has worked all his life to bury: his family are Catholics.