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When We Rise

TV·2017–2017·1 season, 4 episodes·ABC·Drama·43m·Created by Dustin Lance Black

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The personal and political struggles, setbacks 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. The period piece tells the history of the gay rights movement, starting with the Stonewall Riots in 1969.

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  1. 01When We Rise S01E02Part IIS01E02 · 7.0Ken, Cleve, and Roma fight an initiative that would ban gays from working in California public schools, while Cleve works on the campaign to elect Harvey Milk as San Francisco City Supervisor. But soon a disease starts killing gay men all over the country.
  2. 02When We Rise S01E01Part IS01E01 · 6.8A 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.
  3. 03When We Rise S01E03Part IIIS01E03 · 6.5AIDS continues to ravage the gay community. Cleve creates the AIDS quilt in order to get the President's attention, while Diane's daughter Annie struggles with her identity as the child of a lesbian couple and a gay man.

Castfull cast & details

Austin P. McKenzieAustin P. McKenzieYoung Cleve JonesEmily SkeggsEmily SkeggsYoung Roma GuyJonathan MajorsJonathan MajorsYoung Ken JonesFiona DourifFiona DourifYoung Diane JonesRachel GriffithsRachel GriffithsDiane JonesMary-Louise ParkerMary-Louise ParkerRoma GuyGuy PearceGuy PearceCleve JonesMichael Kenneth WilliamsMichael Kenneth WilliamsKen Jones

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode4Episodes2017Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S01E01When We Rise S01E01Part IFebruary 27, 2017 6.8A young peace activist escapes his repressive life in Phoenix and heads to San Francisco, hoping to find refuge and community, but finds tha
  2. S01E02When We Rise S01E02Season's bestPart IIMarch 1, 2017 7.0Ken, Cleve, and Roma fight an initiative that would ban gays from working in California public schools, while Cleve works on the campaign to
  3. S01E03When We Rise S01E03Part IIIMarch 2, 2017 6.5AIDS continues to ravage the gay community. Cleve creates the AIDS quilt in order to get the President's attention, while Diane's daughter A
  4. S01E04When We Rise S01E04Part IVMarch 3, 2017 5.7An energized Cleve inspires a group of young activists to organize a march on Washington to demand full LGBTQ civil rights, while Roma uses

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