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 | Alexander Emmert

Composer

Josh Atchley (original music by)

Cinematographers

Gary Clarke | Richard Kendrick

Editors

Lewis Albrow | Alex Emslie

Casting Director

Kate Ringsell

Production Designer

Richard 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
23 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	Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
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	The Foreigner (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)
Mihai Verbintschi Magalus (as Mihai Verbinski) Magalus (as Mihai Verbinski) See fewer	Masca de argint (1985)
Radu Andrei Micu Ditalicus (as Radu Micu) Ditalicus (as Radu Micu) See fewer	Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
Patrick Regis Hamilcar Hamilcar See fewer	Rise of the Footsoldier (2007)
Anton Trendafilov Viriathus' Father Viriathus' Father See fewer	Automata (2014)
Wilson Mbomio Young Hannibal (as a different name) Young Hannibal (as a different name) See fewer	The Witcher (2019)
Gertrude Nickolalis Sebastian African Priestess African Priestess See fewer	Barbarians Rising (2016)
Atanas Srebrev Metellus Metellus See fewer	Ninja (2009)
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 Self See fewer	Colosseum (2022)
Konstantin Gerginov Timmy Boy Boy See fewer	Supercollider (2013)