Will: Season 1

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CBS | TNT | Season Premiere Date: July 10, 2017

Summary: A young William Shakespeare (Laurie Davidson) arrives in London to start his theater career where he attracts the attentions of Alice Burbage (Olivia DeJonge), her actor brother Richard (Mattias Inwood), poet (and eventual rival) Christopher Marlowe (Jamie Campbell Bower), and Richard Topcliffe (Ewen Bremner), the Elizabethan enforcerA young William Shakespeare (Laurie Davidson) arrives in London to start his theater career where he attracts the attentions of Alice Burbage (Olivia DeJonge), her actor brother Richard (Mattias Inwood), poet (and eventual rival) Christopher Marlowe (Jamie Campbell Bower), and Richard Topcliffe (Ewen Bremner), the Elizabethan enforcer against Catholicism.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E10. Once, Bright Angel
Air Date: September 4, 2017
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S1:E9. Play the Devil
Air Date: August 28, 2017
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S1:E8. Your Houses
Air Date: August 21, 2017

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David Wiegand

Jul 6, 2017

The dialogue ripples with sly and subtle references to plays and immortal lines our young country bumpkin will create in future years. ... [Laurie] Davidson is magnetic. You watch this guy with near certainty that you’re watching a new star. But his is only one of several extraordinary performances. Read full review

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Jul 7, 2017

Precious little, beyond his storied and enduring plays, is known about Shakespeare’s personal life or even his sexuality. So TNT is making him up as he goes along in a rousing, colorful drama that signifies more than nothing and indeed can often be quite something. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jul 6, 2017

Will is stimulating, refreshingly original entertainment, rowdy in its lurid re-creation of a riotous Elizabethan era where there is an insatiable appetite for what's new. [10-23 Jul 2017, p.12]

Matthew Gilbert

Jul 6, 2017

Will is fun, like a supercharged “Shakespeare in Love,” but the regalia, pacing, and dazzling colors often seem like compensations for a somewhat obvious and awkwardly expository script. Read full review

Matt Zoller Seitz

Jul 10, 2017

Will starts to figure itself out as is goes along, paying less attention to the parts that seemed like bad ideas from the jump and focusing more tightly on the stuff that actually works. It’s a bit of a mess anyway, but I like that it exists. Read full review

Robert Lloyd

Jul 10, 2017

It's a mixed bag--of melodrama and comedy, historicism and revisionism--that is always good to look at, if not always to watch. Read full review

Scott D. Pierce

Jul 10, 2017

It's chaotic, sometimes almost incoherent. Wildly inconsistent, it veers from dark drama to lighthearted fun. Read full review

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asomez101

Sep 8, 2017

This show is bloody brilliant and all you shakedick wads who think otherwise can suck my bedazzled jewels. I am a sobbing mess because of this show and if thats not what makes a good show then i don't know what is. Coz y'all are completely ignorant, this show won't get a season 2 and I amThis show is bloody brilliant and all you shakedick wads who think otherwise can suck my bedazzled jewels. I am a sobbing mess because of this show and if thats not what makes a good show then i don't know what is. Coz y'all are completely ignorant, this show won't get a season 2 and I am left with my suffering. Thanks. This shows the best thing I've ever seen in a while, frikin watch it u insolents.… Expand

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

M-square

Jan 13, 2018

One of the more interesting shows to debut last fall. Nice premise, good cast of actors, great dialogue, nice touch to add contemporary music and make it more accessible. It's unfortunate that the show did not catch on, but then again t.v. execs have short attention spans just likeOne of the more interesting shows to debut last fall. Nice premise, good cast of actors, great dialogue, nice touch to add contemporary music and make it more accessible. It's unfortunate that the show did not catch on, but then again t.v. execs have short attention spans just like audiences sometimes. If it does not grab them in that 30 second allotment, well too bad. Let's hope some far reaching network like Amazon or Hulu decides to pick it up...!!… Expand

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justgina

Aug 8, 2017

It's not your English teacher's Shakespeare, and that's a good thing. Think "A Knight's Tale" but with Shakespeare instead - totally anachronistic, historically pseudo-accurate (big history points - yes, details - no), but fun and engaging. A good summer viewing pleasure.

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JorgeLestre

Jul 11, 2017

'Will' is surprisingly colorful and has great taste for a comedy-drama mix. It evokes some Shakespeare in Love vibes which seems refreshing for a TV adaptation.

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zeitgeist87

Jul 11, 2017

After almost 20 years since 'Shakespeare In Love', you would think they could make something as good, or even better about Shakespeare. Think again. This show is really disappointing.

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: July 10, 2017
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  S1:E10. Once, Bright Angel
  Air Date: September 4, 2017
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  S1:E9. Play the Devil
  Air Date: August 28, 2017
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  S1:E8. Your Houses
  Air Date: August 21, 2017
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  S1:E7. What Dreams May Come
  Air Date: August 14, 2017
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  S1:E6. Something Wicked This Way Comes
  Air Date: August 7, 2017
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  S1:E5. The Marriage of True Minds
  Air Date: July 31, 2017
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  S1:E4. Brave New World
  Air Date: July 24, 2017
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  S1:E3. The Two Gentlemen
  Air Date: July 17, 2017
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  S1:E2. Cowards Die Many Times
  Air Date: July 10, 2017
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  S1:E1. The Play's the Thing
  Air Date: July 10, 2017