Spartacus: House of Ashur welcomes Graham McTavish, Claudia Black, and extra to the cast of the spin-off sequence.

Production on Spartacus: House of Ashur is at the moment underway in New Zealand, and the relaxation of the main cast for the upcoming Starz sequence has been revealed.

The sequence’ main cast will embrace Graham McTavish (The Witcher), Tenika Davis (Jupiter’s Legacy), Jamaica Vaughan (Home and Away), Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth), Jordi Webber (Choose Love), Claudia Black (Farscape), India Shaw-Smith (The Pines Still Whisper), and Leigh Gill (Joker). Of course, Nick Tarabay can be reprising the function of Ashur, a former gladiator who used his crafty to serve the home of Batiatus and later the Romans in the authentic sequence.

• Graham McTavish performs Korris, “a former gladiator who received his freedom in the enviornment and is now Ashur’s Doctore, coaching the gladiators in Ashur’s Ludus.“
• Tenika Davis performs Achillia, “a feminine gladiator pushed to surpass her male counterparts.“
• Jamaica Vaughan performs Hilara, “a young, elevated house slave, deeply in love with Ashur.”
• Ivana Baquero performs Messia, “a home slave in love with Hilara.“
• Jordi Webber performs Tarchon, “a brash and headstrong gladiator.“
• Claudia Black performs Cossutia, “a politician determined to keep Ashur in his place and is constantly plotting his downfall.”
• India Shaw-Smith performs Viridia, “Cossutia’s daughter.“
• Leigh Gill performs Satyrus, “the chief of the Brothers Ferox, gladiators from a rival Ludus.“

If the authentic sequence is any indication, I’d wager that various of these characters received’t survive the 10-episode sequence. House of Ashur is described as a “history-bending, erotic, thrilling, roller-coaster expertise that builds on all the things that made the authentic sequence a colossal hit. The sequence poses the query: what if Ashur, performed by fan favourite Nick Tarabay, hadn’t died on Mount Vesuvius at the finish of Spartacus: Vengeance? And what if he had been gifted the gladiator college as soon as owned by Batiatus in return for aiding the Romans in killing Spartacus and placing an finish to the slave insurrection?“

The first season of Spartacus, subtitled Blood and Sand, tells the story of the man who would develop into Spartacus as he’s offered into slavery and skilled to develop into a gladiator. Filled to the brim with ugly blood and sexual content material, Spartacus was one thing to behold, notably with its distinctive visible model and scripting. Tragically, Andy Whitfield, who performed the title character, was recognized with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and later died, however not earlier than giving his blessing that the sequence ought to proceed. Following a prequel sequence, Liam McIntyre took over the function for Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned.