{"id":61669,"date":"2023-11-10T16:01:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T21:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=61669"},"modified":"2023-11-10T16:01:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T21:01:59","slug":"starz-greenlights-spartacus-house-of-ashur-a-gripping-new-chapter-of-its-hit-franchise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/11\/10\/starz-greenlights-spartacus-house-of-ashur-a-gripping-new-chapter-of-its-hit-franchise\/","title":{"rendered":"Starz Greenlights &#8220;Spartacus: House of Ashur,&#8221; A Gripping New Chapter of Its Hit Franchise"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_61670\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61670\" style=\"width: 666px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-61670 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nick-Tarabay-as-Ashur.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nick-Tarabay-as-Ashur.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Nick-Tarabay-as-Ashur-300x186.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Tarabay as &#8220;Ashur&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;<em><strong>Spartacus<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; Creator, Writer, and Executive Producer Steven S. DeKnight to Serve as Showrunner and Executive Producer<\/p>\n<p>STARZ announced today it has greenlit ten episodes of &#8220;<em><strong>Spartacus: House of Ashur,<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; a drama series that will expand on its groundbreaking show &#8220;<em>Spartacus<\/em>,&#8221; one of STARZ&#8217;s most celebrated franchises, which aired for four seasons on the platform. Nick Tarabay (&#8220;<em>Stargirl<\/em>&#8220;) returns as the villainous &#8220;Ashur,&#8221; the iconic role he originated in the series&#8217; original run. &#8220;<em>Spartacus<\/em>&#8221; creator, writer, and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight (&#8220;<em>Daredevil<\/em>&#8220;) serves as showrunner and executive producer.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1848689046\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Spartacus: House of Ashur<\/em>&#8221; will be a history-bending, erotic, thrilling, roller-coaster experience that builds on everything that made the original series a colossal hit. The series poses the question: what if Ashur, played by fan favorite Nick Tarabay, hadn&#8217;t died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of &#8220;<em>Spartacus: Vengeance<\/em>&#8221; And what if he had been gifted the gladiator school once owned by Batiatus in return for aiding the Romans in killing Spartacus and putting an end to the slave rebellion?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A decade ago the groundbreaking original &#8216;<em>Spartacus<\/em>&#8216; captivated viewers worldwide and we&#8217;re excited to deliver more enthralling, high-octane drama that our fervent fans have been anticipating,&#8221; said Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming, STARZ. &#8220;It is an honor to team up with Steven again as he expands upon the storytelling within this thrilling, action-packed universe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be afforded the opportunity to return a decade later to a series you loved is such a rare, wonderful opportunity,&#8221; said Steven S. 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