‘When We Rise’ Will Rise to ABC This Spring

A new LGBT mini-series is coming to ABC in the Spring centering around Cleve Jones, a pioneer in the gay rights movement.

Starting with Stonewall in 1969, the show is the “personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today,” as said in a statement.

Starring Guy Pearce as Jones, it will also star Mary-Louise Parker, Rachel Griffiths, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rosie O’Donnell. Now that’s a lineup!