When We Rise
2017•12•1 Seasons•4 Episodes•6.3•Ended
Drama
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.
Creator
Dustin Lance Black
Network
ABC
Origin
US
Cast
Austin P. McKenzie
Young Cleve Jones
Emily Skeggs
Young Roma Guy
Jonathan Majors
Young Ken Jones
Fiona Dourif
Young Diane Jones
Rachel Griffiths
Diane Jones
Mary-Louise Parker
Roma Guy
Guy Pearce
Cleve Jones
Michael Kenneth Williams
Ken Jones
Ivory Aquino
Cecilia Chung
Debra Winger
Elena Kagan
David Hyde Pierce
Dr. Jones
Whoopi Goldberg
Pat Norman
Rosie O'Donnell
Del Martin
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