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Thursday, July 25, 2024

Lucy Lawless: “Spartacus: House of Ashur”



Actress Lucy Lawless, memorable as the decadent “Lucretia’ in the original “Spartacus” TV series, returns to guest star in the upcoming “Spartacus: House of Ashur" TV series, currently shooting in New Zealand, starring Nick Tarabay, reprising his “Spartacus: Vengeance” role as the conniving gladiator 'Ashur’, with Tenika Davis as ‘Achillia’, Jamaica Vaughan as ‘Hilara’,  Ivana Baquero as ‘Messia’, Leigh Gill as ‘Satyrus’,  Jordi Webber as Tarchon’, India Shaw-Smith as ‘Viridia’  and Claudia Black as ‘Cossutia’, airing in 2025 on Starz:


"...'Spartacus: 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', played by fan favorite Nick Tarabay, hadn't died on 'Mount Vesuvius' at the end of 'Spartacus: Vengeance'?  


“This will be accomplished by a recreation of his original death scene. But this time he won’t die. 


"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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