Overview
- The two-episode premiere is available now with a 10-part season releasing weekly, with Starz listing new episodes on Fridays and coverage noting regional differences including Prime Video and MGM+.
- Hello! reports a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from the first ten critic reviews, as outlets such as Variety and The Hollywood Reporter offered upbeat early notices.
- Social posts and entertainment coverage describe intense reactions to a notably graphic moment in episode two without revealing plot specifics.
- Creator Steven S. DeKnight returned to oversee the reboot and has a second season already written, according to reporting cited in recent articles.
- Nick E. Tarabay reprises Ashur alongside Graham McTavish and Tenika Davis, as the story reframes the Capuan gladiator school’s power dynamics.