Lengthy earlier than Outlander and the varied Energy reveals had been airing, the jewel of Starz’s eyes was arguably Spartacus, with the unique collection, plus the prequel miniseries Gods of the Area, airing from 2010 to 2013. Now the premium cable community has introduced that it’s delving again into the franchise for a brand new collection, and it’ll characteristic a shocking character as its lead protagonist: Nick Tarabay’s Ashur.
Starz has formally given a 10-episode order to Spartacus: Home of Ashur, which can level the highlight again on Tarabay’s character following his time as one of many most important villains within the unique Spartacus’ first two seasons, plus Gods of the Area. Now, followers of the present will do not forget that Ashur died on the finish of Season 2, a.ok.a. Vengeance, however Home of Ashur isn’t magically resurrecting him. Somewhat, the brand new present will discover an alternate historical past the place Ashur not solely didn’t die on Mount Vesuvius, but additionally, as said within the announcement, he was additionally “gifted the gladiator faculty as soon as owned by Batiatus in return for aiding the Romans in killing Spartacus and placing an finish to the slave revolt.”
Together with Tarabay reprising this position, Home of Ashur sees Spartacus creator Steven DeKnight resuming his showrunner and government producer duties. DeKnight clarified on X that this present is identical Spartacus undertaking that was reported to be within the works earlier this yr, and in addition mentioned the next about his involvement within the announcement:
To be afforded the chance to return a decade later to a collection you really 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.
Within the years since Spartacus concluded, Nick Tarabay has performed notable TV roles like Digger Harkness/Captain Boomerang in Arrow, Eclipso in Stargirl, Devon Grice in Particular person of Curiosity and Cotyar Ghazi in The Expanse. Moreover, he teamed again up with Steven DeKnight on the 2018 film Pacific Rim: Rebellion, which the latter each directed and wrote. TV-wise, DeKnight saved busy within the final decade with Daredevil Season 1 and the short-lived Jupiter’s Legacy, each of which had been unique to Netflix subscribers (though the previous can now be streamed with a Disney+ subscription).
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