Image: official trailer (YouTube)The Uprising is a 2026 historical action drama film written, produced and directed by Paul Greengrass. It stars Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman and Katherine Waterston. It dramatises the 1381 Peasants' Revolt in England, with Bell and Jarvis portraying the revolt's main leaders, John Ball and Wat Tyler, respectively.
The setup: In 1381, in the wake of the Black Death that killed half the population, England is ruled by the council of Richard II, who at 14 years old is too young and too disturbed by terrifying nightmares of mobs of demons to rule on his own. The kingdom needs more revenue, necessitating an increase in taxes. The council determines that taxing the Church or the merchant class is politically untenable, so they will increase taxes on the peasantry.
- Release
- October 9, 2026
- Director
- Paul Greengrass
- Starring
- Jonny Lee Miller, Jamie Bell, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Katherine Waterston, Stephen Dillane
- Genre
- Historical drama, Action
- Runtime
- 128 min
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