Will: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Will is the wild story of young William Shakespeare's arrival onto the punk rock theater scene that was 16th century London - the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics and raucous side-shows. It's the hot, contemporary, dangerous version of Shakespeare's life, played to a modern soundtrack, exposing all his recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance.

Series details

• Title: Will
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Music, History
• Premiere date: 2017-07-10
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-09-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TNT
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.1/10
• TVMaze ID: 13356
• IMDb ID: tt5734140
• TVDB ID: 320720

Cast and credited roles

• Laurie Davidson — William Shakespeare
• Olivia DeJonge — Alice Burbage
• Colm Meaney — James Burbage
• Mattias Inwood — Richard Burbage
• Jamie Campbell Bower — Christopher Marlowe
• Ewen Bremner — Richard Topcliffe
• William Houston — Kemp
• Lukas Rolfe — Presto
• Max Bennett — Robert Southwell

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-07-10; final listed air date 2017-09-04; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Will 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.