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The \u201cSpartacus\u201d franchise is back \u2014\u00a0and maybe bloodier than ever.<\/p>\n
Starz has released an explicit, blood-filled red band trailer for \u201cSpartacus: House of Ashur,\u201d a sequel to the network\u2019s hit 2010s series. The Thursday trailer promises a violent return to the world of gladiators and Roman rulers, featuring a number of gory kills and vicious cuts.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/figure>\n The teaser also puts a spotlight on Gaius Julius Caesar, played here by Jackson Gallagher. The famed Roman figure appeared in the third season of the original \u201cSpartacus,\u201d then-portrayed by Todd Lasance. You can watch the red band trailer below \u2014\u00a0though viewers seeking a less NSFW option may want to pull up the green band trailer.<\/p>\n This \u201cSpartacus\u201d spin-off takes place in a parallel universe from the original series, showing a world in which Ashur (played by Nick E. Tarabay) never died by beheading. Instead, he has taken the reins of his own former gladiator school. But that doesn\u2019t mean everything is going well for him, as the former slave\u2019s new House is \u201cconstantly blemished by defeat\u201d in gladiatorial contests.<\/p>\n Joining him in his new school is Achillia (Tenika Davis), a female gladiator \u2014 or \u201cgladiatrix\u201d \u2014\u00a0who begins to draw attention and bring promise to the House of Ashur.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat if Ashur had lived, and the Romans rewarded his treachery with the gladiator school where he once bled?\u201d a plot synopsis for the series asks. \u201cWelcome to the House of Ashur. No longer a slave, Ashur has clawed his way to power, owning the same ludus that once owned him. But ruling a band of merciless gladiators is child\u2019s play compared to surviving the savage world of Roman politics \u2014 a cutthroat game in which betrayal isn\u2019t a sin, it\u2019s currency. He flips tradition on its head by unleashing Achillia, a fierce and powerful gladiatrix eager to prove herself worthy in a man\u2019s world. Together, they ignite a new kind of spectacle that shocks, disrupts and offends the elite with every drop of blood.\u201d<\/p>\n Steven DeKnight, who created the original \u201cSpartacus\u201d series, serves as showrunner on \u201cHouse of Ashur.\u201d Rick Jacobson and Aaron Helbing will serve as executive producers alongside DeKnight. Lionsgate Television produced the 10-episode series for Starz.<\/p>\n \u201cSpartacus<\/em>:\u00a0House of Ashur\u201d will have a two-episode premiere Dec. 5 on Starz<\/em><\/em>.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n The post Blood and Guts Get a Thumbs Up in NSFW \u2018Spartacus: House of Ashur\u2019 Trailer<\/a> appeared first on TheWrap<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The \u201cSpartacus\u201d franchise is back \u2014\u00a0and maybe bloodier than ever. Starz has released an explicit, blood-filled red band trailer for \u201cSpartacus: House of Ashur,\u201d a sequel to the network\u2019s hit 2010s series. 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