Spartacus: House of Ashur will debut with a two-episode premiere and then continue with new installments every Friday beginning Dec. 5 on the STARZ app as well as all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms.
Nick E. Tarabay returns to lead the series as Ashur, joined by Graham McTavish, Tenika Davis, and Jordi Webber.
In this new behind-the-scenes video courtesy of Entertainment Tonight, it's evident that the production is placing a heavy emphasis on the action as the fight choreography and training bootcamp was mandatory for franchise veterans and newcomers alike.
Achilla actress Tenika Davis stated, "I'm excited to wrestle with the boys. Achilla is going to be fierce."
The video also confirms that the bootcamp also entails a program that was designed by scientists, historians, jiu-jitsu specialists, crossfit trainers, and nutritionists.
"We're working with some of the bests of the best," proclaims Tarabay. "Every new season, they take it to the next level. Everything you love about Spartacus, that drama, the backstabbing, those excellent fights, it's amazing- it's Spartacus. We hold nothing back."
House of Ashur will be a history-bending, erotic, thrilling, roller-coaster experience that builds on everything that made the original series a colossal hit.
The series 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?
Spartacus: House Of Ashur will consist of 10 episodes. The show does not have an exact release date yet but STARZ has slotted it for a Winter 2025 premiere.
"To be afforded the opportunity to return a decade later to a series you loved is such a rare, wonderful opportunity,” said DeKnight via a press statement. “I could not be more excited to craft this next chapter in the Spartacus saga with STARZ, Lionsgate, and the incomparable Nick Tarabay.”
House of Ashur will be the fifth Spartacus series following 2010's Spartacus: Blood and Sand, the 2011 prequel series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, 2012's Spartacus: Vengeance and 2013's Spartacus: War of the Damned .
Joining Tarabay among the cast are:
- Graham McTavish as Korris
- Tenika Davis as Achillia
- Ivana Baquero as Korris
- Jamaica Vaughan as Hilara
- Jordi Webber as Tarchon
- Claudia Black as Cossutia
- India Shaw-Smith as Viridia
- Cameron Rhodes as Uvidus
- and Leigh Gill as Satyrus
There are also rumors that a couple of Spartacus franchise veterans might make a couple of surprise appearances.