^ a b Denise Petski (December 2, 2015).' 'Barbarians Rising' Review: The Other Side of History'. Verne Gay of Newsday was also mixed in his appraisal of the miniseries giving it a grade of 'C' and remarking that 'The sword-and-sandal mini-epics here are lavishly produced, and (for the most part) dramatically comatose.' See also Kelly of The Wall Street Journal gave Barbarians Rising a mixed review, commending History Channel 'for offering a show that deals with, well, history' while also noting 'the series is slowed to the point of exhaustion by its lengthy re-enactments'. Reception ĭespite the high number of viewers, the show received mixed reviews.īrian P. The series will premiere in Germany in September 2016, and in Japan, Spain and Portugal in fall 2016. It is scheduled to premiere in Italy and Australia on July 4, and in much of Europe on July 17. Barbarians Rising premiered in the United Kingdom on August 31, 2016.

History (Canada) debuted the miniseries the same month as the United States and has it available for viewing On Demand for a full year. and Canadian premiere dates of June 6, 2016, were announced in May 2016. The History Channel ordered Barbarians Rising in December 2015. Depictions of these leaders and historical events are interspersed with brief commentary from modern scholars, historians and experts on military and public policy. These individuals were famous for challenging the rule of Rome. The series is told from the perspective of leaders of peoples that fought Rome, who were termed barbarians by the Romans. American TV series or program Barbarians Risingīarbarians Rising is an American docudrama television series executive produced by Adam Bullmore and produced by Chloe Leland and Michael Waterhouse that airs on History Channel.

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