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.
| 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 |
| Theme music composer | Chris Bacon, Danny Elfman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Executive producer(s) | Gus Van Sant, Dustin Lance Black, Laurence Mark, Bruce Cohen |
| Running time | 341 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Hungry Jackal Productions, Laurence Mark Productions, ABC Studios |
| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
| Original network | ABC |
About When We Rise
Docudrama and miniseries about the LGBT activists that shaped the U.S. civil rights movement. Gus Van Sant directed the first two episodes.
Achievement of When We Rise
The show was created by Dustin Lance Black, the Academy Award winning screenwriter of Milk. Danny Elfman composed some of the music for the series.
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Latest information about When We Rise updated on July 28 2021.
