Upstart Crow (2016–2020)

1. S01E01Star Crossed LoversMay 9, 2016 7.2Episode one sees Will struggle to find inspiration for Romeo while having to deal with an angry actor, a very annoying house-guest and his f
2. S01E02Season's bestThe Play's the ThingMay 16, 2016 8.5Just when Will’s controversial new play is about to be presented to Queen Elizabeth, it goes missing. As the finger of suspicion points to h
3. S01E03The Apparel Proclaims The ManMay 23, 2016 8.5Will hopes to move up in the world when he is invited to a high-society party hosted by Lord Southampton, but is unsure what a poorly-educat
4. S01E04Love is Not LoveMay 30, 2016 8.5Will has completed his final sonnet and senses literary immortality just around the corner. But will the fair youth and the dark lady like t
5. S01E05What Bloody Man is That?June 6, 2016 8.0The plague leads Will and his friends to escape to the family home in Stratford. On the way, they meet three witches who have some surprisin
6. S01E06The Quality of MercyJune 13, 2016—When Will's savings go missing, he is forced to make an unusual bargain with his rival. Kate's frustration with the lack of roles for women

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01The Green Eyed MonsterSeptember 11, 2017 6.5When a dashing African Prince comes to town, Will decides to befriend him.
2. S02E02I Know Thee Not, Old ManSeptember 18, 2017 7.0When his old teacher invites himself to stay, Will must confront some awful memories.
3. S02E03Season's bestI Did Adore a Twinkling StarSeptember 25, 2017 7.5Will has to write a romance set in an exotic foreign location Kate has fallen for Marlowe.
4. S02E04Food of LoveOctober 2, 2017 7.0Will Shakespeare has invented an amazing new dramatic form: the greatest hits musical.
5. S02E05Beware My Sting!October 9, 2017 7.0The women in Will's life are not impressed with his play about a strong woman humiliated.
6. S02E06Sweet SorrowOctober 16, 2017 7.0Will's finished Romeo and Juliet but now there's competition over who will play Juliet.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Season's bestLord, What Fools These Mortals Be!August 29, 2018 7.3Will needs inspiration for his new play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Meanwhile how can he get hold of some love potion, and where is Bottom go
2. S03E02Wild Laughter in the Throat of DeathSeptember 5, 2018 7.3Will Shakespeare has been working on his masterpiece. His friends tell him it's his greatest comedy yet, but Will insists that Hamlet isn't
3. S03E03If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?September 12, 2018 5.2London is full of anti-immigrant rioting. Will looks forward to an age when such sentiments are long-gone, but in the meantime he and the pl
4. S03E04Sigh No MoreSeptember 19, 2018—When Kate stands in for Sue at the masked ball she accidentally sets off a chain of events that leaves Sue humiliated by the other local tee
5. S03E05The Most Unkindest Cut of AllSeptember 26, 2018 7.0Will's troupe plot against each other, but his defusing of the situation helps give him a better idea for his new play about Julius Caesar.
6. S03E06Go On and I Will FollowOctober 3, 2018 7.0As Will wrestles with temptation a bigger threat to his family lurks in the wings.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed