Though it was introduced by the Starz Community in 2023, Spartacus: Home of Ashur is starting to take form. Conceived as a sequel to the favored TV sequence Spartacus, followers of the unique ought to relaxation simple understanding that Steven DeKnight has returned to jot down and run the present. Lasting 4 seasons, from 2010 to 2013, Spartacus charted the epic rise and tragic fall of the well-known Roman gladiator, who led a courageous rise up towards the Republic.
Slated for a 2025 launch body, extra particulars are starting to seep out relating to Spartacus: Home of Ashur. Along with the writers and administrators, new casting info has just lately been launched. With a gripping premise as well, Home of Ashur doubtless marks the rousing return that Spartacus followers have been clamoring about for over a decade. This is probably the most pertinent details about the present to date.
‘Spartacus: Home of Ashur’s Premise
Written, run by, and government produced by Steven DeKnight (Spartacus) for STARZ and Lionsgate TV, Spartacus: Home of Ashur is conceived as a sequel to the unique sequence. Particularly, the sequel will choose up following the occasions of Spartacus Season 3, Vengeance. Nevertheless, the new sequence will revise historical past to inform a fictional story about Ashur, the lovable and loathsome antagonist of the primary sequence.
As an alternative of dying within the Battle of Mount Vesuvius, as historians declare (his physique was by no means discovered), Home of Ashur imagines what would transpire if Ashur survived and acquired the non-public gladiator coaching enviornment (often known as a “Ludus”) beforehand owned by famed Roman coach Lentulus Batiatus.
In accordance with Deadline, Starz describes Spartacus: Home of Ashur as “A history-bending, erotic, thrilling, roller-coaster expertise” that ponders
“What if Ashur hadn’t died on Mount Vesuvius on the finish of Spartacus: Vengeance? And what if he had been gifted the gladiator college as soon as owned by Batiatus in return for aiding the Romans in killing Spartacus and ending the slave rise up?”
No person is extra thrilled to return than DeKnight, who provides, “To be afforded the chance to return a decade later to a sequence you liked is such a uncommon, great alternative. I couldn’t be extra excited to craft this subsequent chapter within the Spartacus saga with STARZ, Lionsgate, and the incomparable Nick Tarabay.”
DeKnight additionally just lately instructed ScreenRant that he has a number of seasons deliberate for Home of Ashur, and relying on their success, it may result in a number of TV spinoffs.
Who Stars in ‘Spartacus: Home of Ashur’?
As DeKnight talked about, Nick Tarabay has agreed to reprise his position as Ashur within the upcoming sequel. Tarabay fostered a love-hate relationship with viewers because the despicable but magnetic villain, with Ashur changing into the focus of an alternate historical past story. Tarabay portrayed Ashur for 21 episodes of Spartacus between 2010 and 2012.
Together with Tarabay, Spartacus: Home of Ashur will star:
- Joe Abadal as Helios
- Simon Arblaster as Proculus
- Daniel Bos as Balbus
- Evander Brown as Ephesius
- Graham McTavish as Korris
- Tenika Davis as Achillia
- Jamaica Vaughan as Hilara
- Lucy Lawless as Lucretia
- Mikey Thompson as Musicus
- Ivana Baquero as Messia
- Dan Hamill as Celadus
- Jordan Selwyn as Gabinius’ Messenger
- Stephen Madsen as Creticus
- Joe Davidson as Logas
- Cameron Rhodes as Uvidus
- George Burgess as Rhodius
- Eden Hart as Elata
- Jordi Webber as Tarchon
- Claudia Black as Cossutia
- India Shaw-Mith as Viridia.
Conspicuously, no actor has been solid to play Spartacus to date. Andy Whitfield, who portrayed Spartacus within the mothership sequence, handed away from most cancers in 2011. Spartacus was additionally killed on the finish of Season 4, Conflict of the Damned. Home of Ashur is claimed to be a sequel to Season 3, Vengeance, which means Spartacus is more likely to seem in some vogue.
Who Writes & Directs’Spartacus: Home of Ashur’?
Together with unique scribe Steven DeKnight penning the pilot, Spartacus followers ought to rejoice, understanding that director Rick Jacobson has additionally returned. Jacobson helmed 5 episodes of STARZ’s unique Spartacus sequence between 2010 and 2013, making him an excellent match to transition seamlessly to the brand new sequel. Jacobson directs Episodes 1, 2, and 10 of Spartacus: Home of Ashur. DeKnight and Jacobson are joined by different writers and administrators who’ve labored on such exhibits as Charmed, The Wheel of Time, and Candy Tooth.
‘Spartacus: Home of Ashur’ Episode Depend & Launch Date
Though Spartacus: Home of Ashur was initially slated for a fall 2025 launch, STARZ has since pushed the exhibition again to an unspecified winter timeframe. What is for certain is that the present will air on the primary STARZ Community. It is also been confirmed that Season 1 will encompass 10 episodes.
It is also price noting that, up to now, Spartacus launched one episode weekly. Whereas a launch date and schedule for Home of Ashur is unknown presently, it is secure to imagine that STARZ will proceed to roll out one new episode per week as a solution to construct anticipation and forestall inattentive binge-watching.