Starz Orders SPARTACUS Spinoff HOUSE OF ASHUR

Starz has ordered SPARTACUS: HOUSE OF ASHUR, a new series set in the world of SPARTACUS. Nick Tarabay will reprise his role of Ashur; SPARTACUS creator Steven S. DeKnight will serve as showrunner of the spinoff.

“A decade ago the groundbreaking original SPARTACUS captivated viewers worldwide and we’re excited to deliver more enthralling, high-octane drama that our fervent fans have been anticipating,” said Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming, STARZ, in a statement. “It is an honor to team up with Steven again as he expands upon the storytelling within this thrilling, action-packed universe.”

“To be afforded the opportunity to return a decade later to a series you loved is such a rare, wonderful opportunity,” added DeKnight. “I could not be more excited to craft this next chapter in the SPARTACUS saga with STARZ, Lionsgate, and the incomparable Nick Tarabay.”

In addition to the mothership, other previous SPARTACUS series include SPARTACUS: GODS OF THE ARENA, SPARTACUS: VENGEANCE, and SPARTACUS: WAR OF THE DAMNED.

According to Starz, the new series “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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