Barbarians Rising Resistance (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Action, Drama

Barbarians Rising

Resistance (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 84 min | Documentary, Action, Drama

An epic 700-year battle for freedom begins as the barbarians rise against Rome; Hannibal builds a rebel alliance and conquers the Alps; the shepherd Viriathus unleashes a wave of resistance to save his people from destruction.

Directors

Simon George | Declan O'Dwyer | Maurice Sweeney

Writers

Alexander Emmert | Simon George | Colin Heber-Percy | Declan O'Dwyer | Lyall B. Watson (as Lyall Watson)

Producers

Kate Bullions (producer) | Alexander Emmert (producer)

Composer

Josh Atchley (original music by)

Cinematographers

Gary Clarke | Richard Kendrick

Editors

Lewis Albrow | Alex Emslie

Casting Director

Kate Ringsell

Production Designer

Richard Touch (as Richard 'Badger' Touch)

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 6, 2016

Release date

Jun 6, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
34 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Ealy Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Barbershop (2002)
Nicholas Pinnock Hannibal Hannibal See fewer	Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Jefferson Hall Viriathus Viriathus See fewer	Tenet (2020)
Clive Russell Cumelios Cumelios See fewer	Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Julian Kostov Marcus Marcus See fewer	The White Lotus (2021)
Ian McElhinney Tagus Tagus See fewer	Hamlet (1996)
John Macmillan Mago Mago See fewer	House of the Dragon (2022)
Josh Bolt Reburrus Reburrus See fewer	Nowhere Boy (2009)
Ben Allen Scipio Jr Scipio Jr See fewer	Boys on Film 19: No Ordinary Boy (2019)
Nicholas Moss Vetilius (as Nick Moss) Vetilius (as Nick Moss) See fewer	Hercules (I) (2014)
Denis Stefan Maharbal Maharbal See fewer	The Zero Theorem (2013)
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Patrick Regis Hamilcar Hamilcar See fewer	Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
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Wilson Mbomio Young Hannibal (as Wilson Radjou-Pujalte) Young Hannibal (as Wilson Radjou-Pujalte) See fewer	The Favourite (2018)
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Darius Arya Self - American Institute for Roman Culture (as Dr. Darius Arya) Self - American Institute for Roman Culture (as Dr. Darius Arya) See fewer	Colosseum (2022)
Wesley Clark Self - Former NATO Supreme Commander, U.S. Army - Retired (as Deneral Wesley K. Clark) Self - Former NATO Supreme Commander, U.S. Army - Retired (as Deneral Wesley K. Clark) See fewer	Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
Lenny DePaul Self - U.S. Marshals Service - Retired Self - U.S. Marshals Service - Retired See fewer	Hunting Hitler (2015)
Kevin Farrell Self - U.S. Army - Retired (as Col. Kevin W. Farrell Phd) Self - U.S. Army - Retired (as Col. Kevin W. Farrell Phd) See fewer	Fury (2014)
Tulsi Gabbard Self - U.S. Congress, Hawaii (as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) Self - U.S. Congress, Hawaii (as Rep. Tulsi Gabbard) See fewer	This Is Tulsi Gabbard (2021)
Eric L. Haney Self - Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army - Rretired Self - Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army - Rretired See fewer	Spartan (2004)
Robert Herjavec Self - CEO, Herjavec Group Self - CEO, Herjavec Group See fewer	Shark Tank (2009)
Jesse Jackson Self - Civil Rights Leader (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) Self - Civil Rights Leader (as Rev. Jesse Jackson) See fewer	The Burning (I)
Clarence B. Jones Self - Civil Rights Leader (as Dr. Clarence B. Jones) Self - Civil Rights Leader (as Dr. Clarence B. Jones) See fewer	Attica (1974)
Steve Kershaw Self - University of Oxford (as Dr. Steve Kershaw) Self - University of Oxford (as Dr. Steve Kershaw) See fewer	Barbarians Rising (2016)
Valerio Manfredi Self - Archaeologist (as Prof. Valerio Massimo Manfredi) Self - Archaeologist (as Prof. Valerio Massimo Manfredi) See fewer	The Last Legion (2007)
Stefan Popov Fulco Fulco See fewer	Barbarians Rising (2016)
Alun Raglan Crixus Crixus See fewer	Gladiator (2000)
Richard Riddell Flavus Flavus See fewer	The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Barry Strauss Self - Cornell University (as Prof. Barry Strauss) Self - Cornell University (as Prof. Barry Strauss) See fewer	Colosseum (2022)
Konstantin Gerginov Timmy Boy Boy See fewer	Supercollider (2013)