There’s been no shortage of intense moments on the small screen this year, but things are going to get a whole lot more violent when the hotly anticipated Spartacus: House of Ashur drops on the 2025 TV schedule. The new spinoff offering a what-if scenario about the titular character returning from the dead has something fans of the notoriously violent franchise series have come to love and expect.
Ahead of Spartacus: House of Ashur’s debut on Starz, I caught up with series creator Steven S. DeKnight to chat about the new series and what fans can expect from the spinoff of a show that once beat Game of Thrones’ body count. Setting the stage for what’s to come, the former Daredevil showrunner talked about capturing the visceral nature of ancient Rome:
