Will

Will is a historical fiction television series about the life of William Shakespeare in his early 20s. The series was ordered for a first season, consisting of ten episodes, on May 18, 2016. It premiered on TNT on July 10, 2017, and concluded on September 4, 2017. It was originally ordered to series at Pivot in 2013 but was never broadcast. On September 5, 2017, the series was canceled after one season. Plot Young William Shakespeare is a struggling playwright who tires of making gloves in order to support his wife and three children. He travels to London and sells one of his plays to a theatre owned by James Burbage. In doing so, he befriends the rest of the company, pushes out the previous playwright and falls in love with Burbage's daughter, Alice. While seeking fame and fortune in London, Will keeps his Catholicism secret from those who would threaten to kill him and exploit his connection to the wanted Robert Southwell. As he makes a name for himself, he finds that he is saddled with saving a dying theater company and finding a place in a city that is hostile to his religion. Cast Main 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