The Uprising (2026)
2026 • TMDB 79% • 2h 8m • Action, Drama, History
Where to Watch
In the US, The Uprising is not currently included with a streaming subscription, according to JustWatch US. It is available to rent in 4K for $19.99 from Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango At Home, and to buy in 4K for $24.99 from the same three stores. Amazon also lists DVD for $17.95 and Blu-ray for $22.95 and $27.95, and the film is listed at Harkins Theatres cinemas. Check the latest options on JustWatch US.
Overview
As war and plague tear through 14th-century England, a humble peasant finds himself at the center of a rebellion that will test the limits of courage. The country is exhausted, its people pushed to breaking point by taxes, disease, and a ruling class that seems untouchable, and from that desperation rises a movement of commoners demanding justice and survival. Led by figures such as Wat Tyler and the preacher John Ball, and confronted by a young King Richard II, the uprising gathers ordinary farmers, craftsmen, and families into an army that dares to defy the crown. Director Paul Greengrass brings his trademark intensity to the medieval setting, grounding the spectacle in mud, fear, and human stakes rather than pageantry alone. The result is a historical drama about power, faith, and the price of resistance, in which a fight that begins with a single spark grows into a reckoning that neither side can fully control.
Why Watch The Uprising?
Watch The Uprising for a historical epic that feels immediate rather than distant: Paul Greengrass directs the Peasants’ Revolt with the urgency of a modern thriller, while Andrew Garfield leads a strong ensemble through a story about ordinary people standing up to overwhelming power. If you enjoy grounded period drama, large-scale battle storytelling, and films rooted in real history, this is a powerful, sobering watch that shows how quickly desperation can turn into defiance.
Director and Cast
- Director: Paul Greengrass
- Andrew Garfield (Ploughman)
- Jamie Bell (John Ball)
- Stephen Dillane (Archbishop Sudbury)
- Woody Norman (King Richard II)
- Tom Hollander (Treasurer Hales)
- Cosmo Jarvis (Wat Tyler)
- Thomasin McKenzie (Alyce)
- Jonny Lee Miller (Mayor Walworth)
- Katherine Waterston (Countess)
Official Trailer
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Source for facts and images: TMDB. Streaming status checked on JustWatch US, October 29, 2026.
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