Rise will also benefit from This Is Us by premiering their first episode immediately after This Is Us’ Season 2 finale on March 22.
There’s one other comparison that might come to mind when viewers finally get to tune into Rise — This Is Us.
It had some connectivity to Friday Night Lights in telling this story about a small town and making it feel very authentic.”
NBC’s new drama Rise comes with the bragging rights that it’s from the producers of Friday Night Lights and Hamilton, and that’s honestly the best way to describe the musical theater saga.