Spartacus: House of Ashur Premiere Date Announced by STARZ
The Spartacus universe will expand later this year when Spartacus: House of Ashur premieres on STARZ.
Nick Tarabay will reprise his role as Ashur when the series debuts with two episodes on Friday, December 5, per TV Line. The 10-episode season will release weekly on STARZ’s linear channel and streaming platform, per Deadline.
Spartacus: House of Ashur asks: “What if Ashur lived, and the Romans rewarded his treachery with the gladiator school where he once bled? Welcome to the House of Ashur.”
STARZ released a new teaser for the gladiator drama series at San Diego Comic-Con 2025. Liam McIntyre, who starred as Spartacus in Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned, moderated the panel.
Spartacus: House of Ashur‘s synopsis reads as follows:
No longer a slave, Ashur has clawed his way to power, owning the same ludus that once owned him. But ruling a band of merciless gladiators is child’s play compared to surviving the savage world of Roman politics — a cutthroat game in which betrayal isn’t a sin, it’s currency. He flips tradition on its head by unleashing Achillia, a fierce and powerful gladiatrix eager to prove herself worthy in a man’s world. Together, they ignite a new kind of spectacle that shocks, disrupts, and offends the elite with every drop of blood.
Alongside Tarabay, the series stars Tenika Davis as Achillia, Graham McTavish as Korris, Jordi Webber as Tarchon, Jamaica Vaughan as Hilara, Ivana Baquero as Messia, Claudia Black as Cossutia, India Shaw-Smith as Viridia, Jackson Gallagher as Caesar, Jaime Slater as Cornelia, and Leigh Gill as Satyrus.
Last July, Deadline exclusively reported that Lucy Lawless is set to reprise her role as Lucretia. Lawless’ guest starring on Spartacus: House of Ashur “will be instrumental in setting up the “what if” alternate timeline.”
The series comes from executive producer and showrunner Steven S. DeKnight. He created, wrote, and executive-produced the original Spartacus series that debuted in 2010.
Rick Jacobson and Aaron Helbing also serve as executive producers on Spartacus: House of Ashur. Lionsgate Television produces the series for STARZ.
All chapters of the franchise are available to stream on the STARZ app.
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Spartacus: House of Ashur Season 1 premieres on Friday, December 5, on STARZ.
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