When We Rise: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When We Rise 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.

Series details

• Title: When We Rise
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama
• Premiere date: 2017-02-27
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-03-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 10826
• IMDb ID: tt5292622
• TVDB ID: 309474

Cast and credited roles

• Michael K. Williams — Ken Jones
• Austin McKenzie — Younger Cleve Jones
• Emily Skeggs — Younger Roma Guy
• Fiona Dourif — Younger Diane
• Guy Pearce — Cleve Jones
• Jonathan Majors — Younger Ken Jones
• Mary-Louise Parker — Roma Guy
• Rachel Griffiths — Diane

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-02-27; final listed air date 2017-03-03; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from When We Rise on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.