Series synopsis
Barbarians Rising is a Spanish action & adventure documentary television series that premiered on History on June 6, 2016. It ended on June 27, 2016. It stars Michael Ealy.
Told from the perspective of the rebel leaders, the series chronicles a wave of rebellions against absolute power by those the Roman Empire called “barbarians” – tribes they viewed as beyond the fringe of civilization that lived a brutish and violent existence. But these also were men and women who launched epic struggles that shaped the world to come with a centuries-long fight to defeat the sprawling empire.
Premise
Told from the perspective of the rebel leaders, the series chronicles a wave of rebellions against absolute power by those the Roman Empire called “barbarians” – tribes they viewed as beyond the fringe of civilization that lived a brutish and violent existence. But these also were men and women who launched epic struggles that shaped the world to come with a centuries-long fight to defeat the sprawling empire.
Premise: Rome didn't fall in a day.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Michael Ealy as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Guest cast
- Nicholas Pinnock as Hannibal
- Jefferson Hall as Viriathus
- Ben Batt as Spartacus
- Tom Hopper as Arminius
- Emil Hostina as Attila
- Richard Brake as Geiseric
- Kirsty Mitchell as Queen Boudica
- Richard Riddell as Flavus
- Ian Beattie as Varus
- Fintan McKeown as Igulomerus
- Steven Berkoff as Augustus
- George Zlatarev as Segestes
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 4 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 4 | June 6, 2016 | June 27, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Resistance Hannibal builds an army to conquer the Alps, and the shepherd Viriathus organizes a resistance to save his people. |
June 6, 2016 |
| 2 |
Rebellion Spartacus' slave uprising threatens Rome on its own turf. Arminius, born in Germania but raised a Roman, chooses a side in the fight for freedom. |
June 13, 2016 |
| 3 |
Revenge Arminius unites tribes and sets up an ambush to drive Rome out of Germania. Boudica wreaks bloody havoc on the Empire. Rome's betrayal of the Goths leads to an apocalyptic clash. |
June 20, 2016 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | History |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 6, 2016 |
| Last aired | June 27, 2016 |
| Runtime | 84 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:00:00 |