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Rise (2018)

Rise poster
Genre
drama television series, music television, LGBT-related television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school drama teacher inspires his students to put on ambitious theater productions. The show follows the teacher and his students as they navigate personal challenges and the power of performance.

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What happens

Rise is an American musical drama television series created by Jason Katims, starring Josh Radnor in the lead role as Lou Mazzuchelli. The series is inspired by the 2013 book Drama High by Michael Sokolove, which focused on real-life teacher Lou Volpe and the famed theater program at Harry S Truman High School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The television pilot was ordered to series by NBC on May 4, 2017, along with The Brave, making both series the first regular series orders by the network for the 2017–18 United States network television schedule. The first season consisted of 10 episodes, and debuted on March 13, 2018. On May 11, 2018, NBC canceled the show after one season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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