The Uprising is a 2026 historical war drama directed by Paul Greengrass, set in England during the fourteenth century, when war and plague had left the countryside in ruin and one peasant's defiance grew into a rebellion against the Crown.
What is The Uprising about?
England in the fourteenth century is a land under strain. Years of war have drained the realm, plague has thinned the villages, and the burden of both falls hardest on those who work the fields. Out of this hardship steps a peasant with no title and no army, whose refusal to accept the order of things draws others to his side. Village by village, the discontent of ordinary people hardens into something organised, and a force of commoners begins to move against the King's authority. The film follows that movement from its first spark to open confrontation, tracing how a local grievance becomes a struggle over justice, survival and who holds power in the kingdom.
About the cast
The ensemble is led by Andrew Garfield and Jamie Bell, with Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller and Woody Norman completing the principal cast. The company mixes established screen performers with younger actors, and the period setting places the whole group in a world of fields, fortresses and open-air confrontation.
Context & significance
Paul Greengrass directs from a story rooted in medieval English history, a period marked by prolonged conflict and recurring outbreaks of plague. The Uprising is a co-production between Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, and runs 128 minutes. Its genres span action, drama, history and war, which places it among large-scale period pictures that combine battle sequences with a social story about ordinary people under pressure. The historical backdrop is fourteenth-century England, and the film presents the grievances of the commoners and the response of the Crown within that setting.
Watching The Uprising on Ktime
The Uprising streams on K-Time with Persian dubbing and Persian subtitles, so viewers can choose between a dubbed track and the original English audio with Farsi subtitles. Watching requires a free K-Time account login; the page itself is open to read. The service is built for Persian-speaking audiences, with a Farsi interface available on televisions, phones and the web.