Will (TV Series)

**Will** is an American miniseries focusing on a re-imagination of young Shakespeare's life before his fame.

## About

*Will tells the wild story of young William Shakespeare's (Laurie Davidson) arrival onto the punk-rock theatre scene in 16th century London — the seductive, violent world where his raw talent faced rioting audiences, religious fanatics, and raucous side-shows. It’s a contemporary version of Shakespeare's life, played to a modern soundtrack that exposes all his recklessness, lustful temptations and brilliance.*

## Cast & Characters

Main cast

* Laurie Davidson as William Shakespeare
* Olivia DeJonge as Alice Burbage
* Ewen Bremner as Richard Topcliffe
* Mattias Inwood as Richard Burbage
* Jamie Campbell Bower as Christopher Marlowe
* William Houston as Kemp
* Lukas Rolfe as Presto
* Max Bennett as Robert Southwell
* Colm Meaney as James Burbage

Recurring cast

* Nancy Carroll as Ellen Burbage
* Michael Nardone as Edward Arden
* Jamie Beamish as Augustine Phillips
* Nicholas Farrell as Francis Walsingham
* Nicholas Woodeson as Philip Henslowe
* Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Edward Alleyn
* Bruce MacKinnon as Robert Greene
* Deirdre Mullins as Anne Shakespeare
* James Berkery as Jeremy Knightstand

## Production

The series was ordered for a first season containing 10 episodes, on May 18, 2016, and premiered on TNT on July 10, 2017. It was originally ordered to series at Pivot in 2013 but was never broadcast. The series premiered at 9:00 pm, but after four weeks was moved to 11:00 pm.

On September 5, 2017 it was revealed that TNT canceled the series after only one season, due to lower than expected ratings.

## Multimedia

### Promotional Videos

* Teasers
* Episodes
* Asides
* Behind the Scenes
* New Shakespeares

Will Season 1 - OFFICIAL TRAILER TNTWill Series Premiere July 10th TRAILER TNTWill Season 1 - Quill PROMO TNTWill Verge PROMO TNTWill Season 1 - Hype PROMO TNTWill Anarchy PROMO TNTWill Season 1 - Torn PROMO TNTWill This Is William Shakespeare PREVIEW TNT

Will I'm William Shakespeare - Season 1, Ep. 1 CLIP TNTWill The Play's The Thing - Season 1, Ep. 1 INSIDE THE EPISODE TNTWill Cowards Die Many Times - Season 1, Ep. 2 INSIDE THE EPISODE TNTWill The Two Gentlemen - Season 1, Ep. 3 Inside the Episode TNTWill Brave New World - Season 1, Ep. 4 INSIDE THE EPISODE TNTWill The Marriage of True Minds - Season 1, Ep. 5 PROMO TNTWill The Marriage of True Minds - Season 1, Ep. 5 INSIDE THE EPISODE TNTWill Something Wicked This Way Comes - Season 1, Ep. 6 CLIP TNTWill What Dreams May Come - Season 1, Ep. 7 PROMO TNTWill What Dreams May Come - Season 1, Ep. 7 INSIDE THE EPISODE TNTWill 1x09 Promo "Play the Devil" (HD)Will Once, Bright Angel - Season 1, Ep. 10 PROMO TNT

Will ASIDES - A Battle of Wits (Ep. 1) TNTWill ASIDES - An Educated Women (Ep. 2) TNTWill Spy Games - Season 1, Ep. 3 ASIDE TNTWill The Bacon Orgy - Season 1, Ep. 4 ASIDE TNTWill Flirting with Shakespeare ASIDE TNT

Will Go Inside the Series SNEAK PEEK TNTWill Behind the Fashion BTS TNTWill Setting the Stage BTS TNTWill Inside Will BTS TNTWill Extended Look Inside the Series BTS TNTWill Jamie Campbell Bower Likes to Feel Ruined TNT

Will New Shakespeares - Sasheer Zamata TNTWill New Shakespeares - Young Jean Lee TNTWill New Shakespeares - Stephen Karam TNT
## References

1. ↑ Bustle, 'Will' Season 2 On TNT May Not Happen, So Get Your Fill Of Rock & Roll Shakespeare While You Can
2. ↑ Comingsoon.net, Will: Young Shakespeare Series Canceled by TNT After One Season