Overview
- Red- and green-band trailers emphasize the franchise’s graphic tone with gladiatorial brutality, sexual intrigue, and Roman power plays.
- The series reimagines the timeline with Ashur alive and ascendant as Dominus of his own ludus.
- Tenika Davis debuts as Achillia, a prominent female gladiator, joining a cast that includes Jackson Gallagher as Julius Caesar and Jaime Slater as Cornelia.
- Steven S. DeKnight returns as showrunner and executive producer, with Rick Jacobson and Aaron Helbing also executive producing for Lionsgate Television.
- Following the Dec. 5 debut, new episodes will roll out Fridays on Starz’s streaming platforms and the linear channel.