Barbarians Rising

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Barbarians Rising
Genre Docudrama
Written by Lindsey Shapero
Oliver Nilsson-Julien
Chris Fallon
Colin Heber Percy
Lyal Watson
Directed by Simon George
Declan O'Dwyer
Maurice Sweeney
Narrated by Michael Ealy
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 4[1]
Production
Executive producer(s) Adam Bullmore
Joe Cushing
Simon George
Producer(s) Michael Waterhouse
Chloe Leland
Cinematography Richard Kendrick
Gary Clarke
Editor(s) Paul Holland
Lewis Albrow
David Barrett
Production company(s) October Films
Release
Original network History Channel
Original release June 6 (2016-06-06) –
June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Barbarians Rising is an American docudrama television series executive produced by Adam Bullmore and produced by Chloe Leland and Michael Waterhouse that airs on History Channel.[2] It premiered on June 6, 2016.[3]

Synopsis

The series is told from the perspective of leaders of peoples that fought Rome, who were termed barbarians by the Romans. These individuals were famous for challenging the rule of Rome.[3] Depictions of these leaders and historical events are interspersed with brief commentary from modern scholars, historians and experts on military and public policy.[1][4]

Cast

Episodes

No. Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Resistance" June 6, 2016 (2016-06-06) 0.970[5]
2 "Rebellion" June 13, 2016 (2016-06-13) 0.777[6]
3 "Revenge" June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) 0.894[7]
4 "Ruin" June 27, 2016 (2016-06-27) 0.804[8]

Production

The History Channel ordered Barbarians Rising in December 2015.[2] The cast, and the U.S. and Canadian premiere dates of June 6, 2016, were announced in May 2016.[3][9]

Broadcast

History (Canada) debuted the miniseries the same month as the United States and has it available for viewing On Demand for a full year.[10] Barbarians Rising premiered in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2016. It is scheduled to premiere in Italy and Australia on July 4, and in much of Europe on July 17. The series will premiere in Germany in September 2016, and in Japan, Spain and Portugal in fall 2016.[3]

Reception

Despite the high number of viewers, the show received mixed reviews. Brian P. Kelly of The Wall Street Journal gave Barbarians Rising a mixed review, commending History Channel "for offering a show that deals with, well, history" while also noting "the series is slowed to the point of exhaustion by its lengthy re-enactments".[1] Verne Gay of Newsday was also mixed in his appraisal of the miniseries giving it a grade of 'C' and remarking that "The sword-and-sandal mini-epics here are lavishly produced, and (for the most part) dramatically comatose."[4]

See also

References

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