What if Ashur (Nick Emad Tarabay), hadn’t died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of 2012’s Spartacus: Vengeance and 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? We end up with a history-bending, erotic, thrilling, 10-episode sequel series, Spartacus: House of Ashur, that builds on everything that made the original series a colossal hit.
Based on the teaser trailer above, the sequel series will introduce Tenika Davis (Wrong Turn) as a formidable new gladiatrix (female gladiator), Achillia, whom Ashur introduces as “a sight never before witnessed in the arena”.
The only other cast member returning from the original series seems to be Lucy Lawless, who will reprise her role as Lucretia, who will also be resurrected in this upcoming alternate reality take on the franchise, where the Romans won. Spartacus: The House of Ashur arrives this winter, exclusively on Starz.
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