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Andrew Garfield Leads ‘The Uprising’: First Trailer For Paul Greengrass’ Focus Features Drama On 14th Century Peasant Rebellion
Focus Features has released the first trailer for The Uprising, a drama directed by Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield, dramatising the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381. Garfield plays Ploughman, the rebellion's legendary leader, who raises an army of ordinary people to resist King Richard II's oppressive taxation and forced labour. The project positions itself as a likely awards contender and marks another historical epic from Greengrass, known for tense, real-world-inspired filmmaking.
The film is set for release on 11 September 2026, with Greengrass also writing the script and producing alongside Jason Blum, Gregory Goodman, Joanna Kaye, Joe Neurauter and Lars Sylvest. The trailer shows Garfield's character rallying peasants crushed by unpayable taxes and endless toil before leading them in revolt towards London. The cast also includes Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Cosmo Jarvis, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Woody Norman, Katherine Waterston and Sky Yang.
In short
- Andrew Garfield leads Paul Greengrass's 1381 Peasants' Revolt drama, The Uprising.
- Trailer released; film opens in cinemas on 11 September 2026.
- Ensemble cast includes Jamie Bell, Thomasin McKenzie and Katherine Waterston.
Explained simply
The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 was a major uprising in medieval England. Triggered by heavy taxation and forced labour demands, it saw thousands of ordinary people rebel against the rigid social system that kept them in poverty and servitude under King Richard II.
The rebellion was led by figures including Wat Tyler and saw people from across southern England march on London to challenge the king and nobility. Though they initially won concessions from the young king, the uprising was ultimately crushed and its leaders executed, becoming a pivotal moment in English history.
The revolt is historically significant because it demonstrated the capacity of ordinary people to organise collectively against those in power. It remains studied as an important moment when common people challenged the established order.
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