Will (Season 1)

Will (2017) — a British historical drama series you can watch online on iFILM. Laurie Davidson plays young William Shakespeare arriving in 16th-century London with raw talent and no connections; directors Shekhar Kapur and Jonathan Teplitzky fill the streets with religious fanatics, bawling audiences and backstage scheming that turns on a single loose word.

The show leans into the punk-rock energy of the Elizabethan theater scene, running the 1590s on a modern soundtrack — a deliberate choice that works better than it sounds. If the idea of Shakespeare picking fights, falling in love and dodging censors sounds more interesting than the classroom version, Will delivers. Stream all episodes of Will (2017) on iFILM.