Rising from Shadows

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After a brutal family betrayal and a heartbreaking love, David Goodwin dies — only to wake up years earlier with all his memories intact. Reborn, hes done being the pushover. This time, hell crush his scheming rival Victor, turn the tables on the relatives who robbed him blind, and win back the one girl he let slip away. From a paralyzed nobody to a best-selling author, watch him rewrite his tragic ending into an epic comeback of revenge, redemption, and true love.

After a brutal family betrayal and a heartbreaking love, David Goodwin dies — only to wake up years earlier with all his memories intact. Reborn, hes done being the pushover. This time, hell crush his scheming rival Victor, turn the tables on the relatives who robbed him blind, and win back the one girl he let slip away. From a paralyzed nobody to a best-selling author, watch him rewrite his tragic ending into an epic comeback of revenge, redemption, and true love.

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Rising from Shadows Reviews

★★★★☆4.2·10 reviews

JuneDramaDesk

★★★★★·5 months ago

I appreciated how Rising from Shadows keeps the episodes tight.

Sam_Coffee

★★★★★·5 months ago

The acting in Rising from Shadows makes the melodrama feel fun.

Mia_Watching

★★★☆☆·5 months ago

Rising from Shadows has a few good moments surrounded by pretty standard ones.

JuneDramaDesk — ★★★★★

I appreciated how Rising from Shadows keeps the episodes tight.

Sam_Coffee — ★★★★★

The acting in Rising from Shadows makes the melodrama feel fun.

Mia_Watching — ★★★☆☆

Rising from Shadows has a few good moments surrounded by pretty standard ones.

lateNightMeg — ★★★★☆

Rising from Shadows is brisk and sometimes blunt, which works for this format.

NovaNoFilter — ★★★★★

There is a look in Rising from Shadows that explains more than the dialogue.

Sam_Notes — ★★★☆☆

Rising from Shadows is fine if you want something quick and low-commitment.

EmmyWatches — ★★★★☆

Rising from Shadows makes some wild choices, but most of them are entertaining.

Sam_Reacts — ★★★★☆

Rising from Shadows knows how to end an episode on a small hook.

Mia_NextEp — ★★★★☆

Rising from Shadows does more with limited settings than I expected.

JulesBinge — ★★★★★

The production style in Rising from Shadows is clean and easy to follow.

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