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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

“Spartacus: House of Ashur”



"Spartacus: House of Ashur", 
from "Spartacus" creator Steven S. DeKnight, is a new 10-episode live-action drama series, starring Nick Tarabay as the villainous 'Ashur', a role he originated in the "Spartacus" series four season run, with Lucy Lawless as ‘Lucretia’, 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 Winter 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'? 


"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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