When We Rise
Creators:
Dustin Lance BlackDirected by:
Gus Van SantScreenplay:
Dustin Lance BlackCinematography:
Niklas JohanssonCast:
Austin P. McKenzie, Emily Skeggs, Jonathan Majors, Fiona Dourif, Rachel Griffiths, Mary-Louise Parker, Guy Pearce, Michael Kenneth Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Rosie O'Donnell, Denis O'Hare (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
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. (ABC TV Network)
Cast
Austin P. McKenzie
Best series:
When We Rise (2017) (series)
Emily Skeggs
USA
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When We Rise (2017) (series)
Salem (2014) (series)
![Jonathan Majors](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/810/164810714_cd2f4f.png)
Jonathan Majors
USA
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![Fiona Dourif](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/190/163190582_e9bcaa.jpg)
Fiona Dourif
USA
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![Rachel Griffiths](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/121/163121641_7aaa00.png)
Rachel Griffiths
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Mary-Louise Parker
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![Guy Pearce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268074_5d6d21.jpg)
Guy Pearce
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Michael Kenneth Williams
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Rosie O'Donnell
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Denis O'Hare
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David Hyde Pierce
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Carrie Preston
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Sam Jaeger
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Charlie Carver
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Maddie Corman
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Caitlin Gerard
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