Spartacus Show Creator Hypes New Sequel

Creator of Spartacus Steven S. DeKnight has teased the upcoming House of Ashur television return. The Spartacus television series, which ran on Starz from 2010 to 2013, focused on the renowned Thracian gladiator who spearheaded a rebellion against the Roman Republic. Spartacus was first portrayed by Andy Whitfield in the first season of the program. But after his tragic passing, Liam McIntyre assumed the role and continued to play the lead till the completion of the series. When Starz planned a resurrection of the show several years after it ended, DeKnight was brought back to serve as its director.

DeKnight has confirmed on X/Twitter that he has submitted the script for the penultimate episode of Spartacus, months after Starz announced a resurrection of the show. This suggests that the new show’s production is finally progressing.

The seasoned showrunner not only validates Spartacus: House of Ashur’s advancement but also builds anticipation for the upcoming program by saying that viewers “are so not ready for this…”

We just turned in the script for the penultimate episode of Spartacus: House of Ashur! Oh, you are so not ready for this… pic.twitter.com/ISunfzTuNN

— Steven DeKnight (@stevendeknight) May 8, 2024

Early in 2023, around ten years after the conclusion of Spartacus: War of the Damned, the third and last season of the original series, the Spartacus resurrection was first confirmed. But in the months that followed Starz’s announcement, very little to no information about the status of the series was released or reported. The WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, which caused numerous ongoing productions to halt and derail, were mostly to blame for this.

After the protracted strikes ended, Starz announced that they had ordered 10 episodes of the show and disclosed the concept for the upcoming resurrection. House of Ashur is anticipated to be a “history-bending, erotic, thrilling, roller-coaster experience that builds on everything that made the original series a colossal hit,” according to the show’s synopsis. But in doing so, the series will take a very different turn from the original show. This will guarantee a completely unique experience while also providing a lot of the memories from Spartacus that viewers may have.

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It was revealed that the “what if” concept of the upcoming Spartacus revival would reinterpret a crucial moment from the original series and bring back Ashur, a villain from the past. In the original series, Nick Tarabay, who portrayed Ashur, was first shown as a cunning Assyrian who later schemed and lied to gain favor with Batiatus’ family before meeting his demise on Mount Vesuvius. The upcoming revival will examine a different scenario in which Ashur aided the Romans and received a gift of Batiatus’ gladiator school rather than being killed.

Source: screenrant.com