More than 10 years after the last installment of Spartacus aired, House of Ashur marks the return of Starz’ hit series. The teaser promises the same degree of stylized action, drama, and character complexity that previous iterations of the franchise have boasted.
Per The Hollywood Reporter, the series will be centered around Ashur, played by Nick Tarabay. Those with a keen memory may remember that in the 2012 series finale of Spartacus: Vengeance, Tarabay’s character died, but Starz explains his return as follows: “The series poses the question: what if Ashur, hadn’t died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of Spartacus: Vengeance? And what if he had been gifted the gladiator school once owned by Batiatus in return for aiding the Romans in killing Spartacus and putting an end to the slave rebellion?”
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Spartacus first debuted on screen in 2010 on Starz, with its first season being subtitled, Blood and Sand. Then came Spartacus: Gods of the Arena in 2011, which served as a prequel series, and Spartacus: Vengeance in 2012, which saw Ashur get beheaded atop Vesuvius. The last time the series aired on TV was Spartacus: War of the Damned in 2013, which managed to weave Julius Caesar into the narrative.
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House of Ashur was greenlit by Starz back in November 2023, but there had been rumblings of a new Spartacus series since the start of that year. The show will follow an entirely new era of gladiatorial conflict, and it will introduce a variety of characters both in and out of the arena. Graham McTavish, who played Dougal Mackenzie in the long-running series Outlander, will play Korris, Ashur’s Doctore. Tenika Davis, known for her work with Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey in Beacon 23, will portray Achillia, a gladiatrix in the new ludus.
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Spartacus creator Stephen S. DeKnight will return to the arena as a writer, executive producer, and showrunner on House of Ashur. Rick Jacobson and Aaron Helbing will also serve as executive producers, with Lionsgate Television producing the series. It has not yet been confirmed if Tarabay’s Ashur will be the only legacy character in the series, or if other fan-favorite characters may yet make their return.
Though there is no exact date for its premiere, Spartacus: House of Ashur is slated for Fall 2025.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Spartacus: House of Ashur
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Nick E. Tarabay
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