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WHEN WE RISE (ABC)
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BROADCAST
HISTORY:
2/27/17
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3/3/17
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STATUS: telefilm/mini-series in the can |
DESCRIPTION: (from ABC's press release, January 2017) "When We Rise" is written and created by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black. This mini-series event chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today. Starring in the mini-series are Guy Pearce ("Memento," "L.A. Confidential") as LGBT activist Cleve Jones, Mary-Louise Parker ("Weeds," "Angels in America") as women's rights leader Roma Guy, Rachel Griffiths ("Brothers and Sisters," "Six Feet Under") as her wife, social justice activist Diane, Michael K. Williams ("Boardwalk Empire," "The Wire") as African American community organizer Ken Jones and Ivory Aquino as transgender activist Cecilia Chung. Joining them are Austin McKenzie ("Spring Awakening") as Younger Cleve Jones, Emily Skeggs ("Fun Home") as Younger Roma Guy, newcomer Jonathan Majors as Younger Ken Jones, and Fiona Dourif ("The Master") as Younger Diane. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Austin McKenzie as Young Cleve Jones · Emily Skeggs as Young Roma Guy · Fiona Dourif as Young Diane · Guy Pearce as Cleve Jones · Jonathan Majors as Young Ken Jones · Mary-Louise Parker as Roma Guy · Michael K. Williams as Ken Jones · Rachel Griffiths as Diane
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Bruce Cohen as EP · Dee Rees as DIR (Parts 3-4) · Dustin Lance Black as CRTR/EP/DIR (Parts 7-8) · Gus Van Sant as EP/DIR (Parts 1-2) · Laurence Mark as EP · Thomas Schlamme as DIR (Parts 5-6)
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GENRE(S):
· mini-series
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· ABC Studios
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