Roland Emmerich needs to take inspiration from The Godfather Part II for season 2 of Those About to Die, Peacock’s historic drama.

Although Those About to Die was successful for Peacock, it stays to be seen if we’ll see season 2 of the historic drama, however that hasn’t stopped Roland Emmerich from dreaming about it.

Should Those About to Die return for a second season, Emmerich advised THR that he’d like to take a bit inspiration from The Godfather Part II and have twin timelines. “We hope to do a little bit what Godfather II did,” Emmerich stated, including that the present would proceed the story within the current timeline and discover The Year of the Four Emperors within the flashback timeline. The flashbacks would happen 10 years earlier than the occasions of the sequence and start with the suicide of Emperor Nero (Emmerich is already pondering of who might play the character). This occasion led to energy struggles and rebellions, with Galba, Otho, and Vitellius every being proclaimed Emperor one after one other earlier than Vespasian (performed by Anthony Hopkins within the sequence) lastly took management.

Those About to Die is “an epic drama set in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition, exploring a side of ancient Rome never before told — the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most…blood and sport. The series introduces an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties.” Although the sequence wasn’t fairly on the identical degree as one thing like HBO’s Rome, I did discover myself having fun with it as pulpy leisure. However, the identical can’t be stated for our personal Alex Maidy, who discovered himself underwhelmed by the sequence.

(*2*) Maidy wrote. “Those About To Die is one of Peacock’s most visually ambitious projects, and it also says a lot about the limitations put on streaming series these days. I wanted to like Those About To Die but felt bored and underwhelmed. This series asked if I was entertained, and I responded with a big thumbs down.” You can take a look at the remainder of his overview proper right here.

Would you want to see season 2 of Those About to Die?