Starz has dropped the first teaser for the sequel series “Spartacus: House of Ashur.”
The teaser sets up a “new era” of combat in the arena with plenty of blood and sand to go around. The teaser also revealed that the show will launch this fall though a specific premiere date has yet to be announced.
Watch the teaser below.
“House of Ashur” was greenlit at Starz in November 2023, with the show having first reported to be in development in February of that year. The official description for the series states that it poses the question “What if Ashur (Nick Tarabay), 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?”
Along with Tarabay, the cast will include Graham McTavish as Korris, Ashur’s Doctore, and Tenika Davis as Achillia, a fierce gladiatrix.
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“Spartacus” creator, writer and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight serves as showrunner and executive producer on “House of Ashur.” Rick Jacobson and Aaron Helbing also serve as executive producers. “Spartacus: House of Ashur” is produced by Lionsgate Television.
“Spartacus” originally debuted on Starz in 2010, with the first season officially titled “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” It was followed by the prequel series “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” in 2011 and the subsequent seasons “Spartacus: Vengeance” in 2012 and “Spartacus: War of the Damned” in 2013.