Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius
How the world around him shaped the renowned author
Featuring a stellar line-up of A-list acting talent including Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren and Brian Cox, Shakespeare: Rise of a Genius is a gripping premium documentary series exploring the incredible story of the famous playwright. But this is not a dry, academic re-telling of his life. Exciting and visceral, this is Shakespeare’ s life as you have never seen before. Brought to life by lavish drama scenes, it is the story of murder, treason, spies and violent gangs, and of how a young boy, born into a sleepy town in the iron grip of an epidemic, becomes the world’ s most famous and enduring dramatist ever.
Capturing the historical context of his life, his work and the world around him, this thrilling three-part premium documentary series marks the 400 th anniversary of the first publication of Shakespeare’ s First Folio, a set of 36 plays considered one of the most influential books in the world.
Duration 3 x 1 hr
Featured stars include Dame Judi Dench, Dame Helen Mirren, Brian Cox, Martin Freeman, Jessie Buckley, Adrian Lester and Lolita Chakrabarti
Produced by 72 Films for BBC Two, UK in association with All3Media International