TV series

Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius

2023★ 5.3 · 3Ended1 seasonDocumentaryDrama

Overview

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.

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Cast

Juliet Stevenson
as Narrator

Daniel Boyarsky
as Shakespeare

Judi Dench
as Self

Helen Mirren
as Self

Brian Cox
as Self

Dániel Baki
as Henry Condell

Gergõ Bárdi
as Will Kempe

Máté Czakó
as John Heminges

Gergely Máté Kiss
as Richard Burbage

Szomori Béla
as Lord Chamberlain

György Somhegyi
as Augustine Phillips

Crew

Justin James
Editor

Tom Herington
Editor

David Glover
Executive Producer

Julian Jones
Director

Nick Foster
Music

Seasons

Series 1

Series 1

Episodes: 3

Information

Community

5.3/ 10

3 TMDB votes · limited sample

5.3

First air date: 2023-11-08

Show status: Ended

Genres

DocumentaryDrama

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