The first trailer for Spartacus: House of Ashur has been released, roughly two years after the continuation was first announced.
The upcoming series takes a bold, revisionist approach, posing a major "what if" for fans of the original Spartacus.
It reimagines history by asking: What if Ashur hadn’t died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of Spartacus: Vengeance?
And what if, in exchange for helping the Romans crush the slave uprising, he had been rewarded with ownership of Batiatus’s former gladiator school?
This new chapter unfolds in an alternate timeline, diverging significantly from the events of Spartacus: War of the Damned and rewriting key moments from Spartacus: Vengeance, creating an entirely different path for familiar characters.
House of Ashur 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 (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?
Spartacus: House Of Ashur will consist of 10 episodes. The show does not have an exact release date yet but STARZ has slotted it for a Winter 2025 premiere.
"To be afforded the opportunity to return a decade later to a series you loved is such a rare, wonderful opportunity,” said DeKnight via a press statement. “I could not be more excited to craft this next chapter in the Spartacus saga with STARZ, Lionsgate, and the incomparable Nick Tarabay.”
House of Ashur will be the fifth Spartacus series following 2010's Spartacus: Blood and Sand, the 2011 prequel series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, 2012's Spartacus: Vengeance and 2013's Spartacus: War of the Damned .
Joining Tarabay among the cast are:
- Graham McTavish as Korris
- Tenika Davis as Achillia
- Ivana Baquero as Korris
- Jamaica Vaughan as Hilara
- Jordi Webber as Tarchon
- Claudia Black as Cossutia
- India Shaw-Smith as Viridia
- Cameron Rhodes as Uvidus
- and Leigh Gill as Satyrus
Spartacus franchise veterans Lucy Lawless and John Hannah will appear in guest roles.