Starz Presents Spartacus House of Ashur, an alternate history sequel

Starz will return to the arena this winter with Spartacus House of Ashur, a sequel series that premieres with two episodes on Friday, December 5, before rolling out new episodes weekly on the Starz app, the network's streaming and on demand platforms and its linear channel. The series reimagines a key turn in the Spartacus saga by asking what would have happened if the treacherous gladiator Ashur had survived and been rewarded with the ludus where he once fought, Starz said.

The show centers on Nick E. Tarabay reprising his role as Ashur, who in this alternate timeline has clawed his way from slave to owner of the very gladiator school that once owned him. According to the official synopsis, Ashur must navigate the savage world of Roman politics, where betrayal is currency, and upends tradition by unleashing Achillia, a powerful female gladiatrix played by Tenika Davis. The series depicts their alliance and the spectacles they stage as they challenge Rome's elite. Producers have signaled that rivalry between Achillia and Tarchon, portrayed by Jordi Webber, figures prominently in the drama.

Creator and original series showrunner Steven S. DeKnight returns to helm House of Ashur...