• Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 27, 2017
User Score
6.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 49 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 49
  2. Negative: 15 out of 49
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  1. Mar 3, 2017
    1
    When We Rise is a political show made only for politics. It is obvious that the writers made it only to make the new conservatives angry. Although it might send a decent message to gays, there are better ways to do it other than a TV show. When We Rise is a useless TV show, so to speak.
  2. Mar 3, 2017
    0
    Liberal leftwing media needs to figure out that having shows like this thrown down our thought for a week will not work. I support LGBT, but this is not a way to do it. Much of America is tolerant and respectful of people's rights. People are tired of parades and disrespectful protesters. ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN & California need to just stop trying to destroy our country's moral values.
Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 24
  2. Negative: 1 out of 24
  1. Reviewed by: Nick Allen
    Nov 29, 2017
    70
    The series wants to cover a lot of ground, and its fascinating most of all when it leads with history.
  2. Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    Feb 28, 2017
    80
    When We Rise doesn’t pick up a story at its beginning and doesn’t leave a story with an ending. What it delivers is a game-changing saga from the middle.
  3. Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Feb 27, 2017
    70
    Its performances are strong across the board but its writing pushes toward the sort of obviousness familiar from past eras of TV.