Rebellion (2016)
- Directed by
- Aku Louhimies
- Genre
- war & politics, drama
- Country
- Ireland
- Length
- 1 season, 5 episodes
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 61 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A TV series that dramatizes the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland from the viewpoint of several fictional characters. It follows their personal lives and struggles as the political uprising unfolds around them.
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What happens
Rebellion is a 2016 historical drama television serial written and created by Colin Teevan for RTÉ. The series is a dramatisation of the events surrounding the 1916 Easter Rising. The story is told through the perspective of a group of fictional characters who live through the political events. The series was produced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising. The ensemble cast includes Charlie Murphy, Ruth Bradley, Sarah Greene, Brian Gleeson, Niamh Cusack, Michelle Fairley and Ian McElhinney. In May 2015, RTÉ announced it would produce a drama series to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the 1916 Rising. Filming took place in Dublin in mid-2015. With a budget of €6 million, it became the most expensive drama ever to be produced by RTÉ. It was co-produced by Broadcasting Authority of Ireland and SundanceTV, in association with Zodiak Media Ireland, Element Pictures and Touchpaper Television. The series was first broadcast on 3 January 2016 on RTÉ One and concluded on 31 January 2016. The series has received mixed reviews from television critics, who praised the cast and production values, however the plot, script and direction drew criticism. It was singled out by many for its historical inaccuracies. The first episode drew a strong audience share of 619,000 viewers. However, the viewership consistently dropped, with the finale gathering an average of 463,300 viewers. The series was followed by a five-part sequel miniseries, Resistance which dramatised the events surrounding the Irish War of Independence. In Netflix's 2025 presentation of this series, Resistance is shown as season two of Rebellion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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