Lucy Lawless will return as Lucretia for the upcoming Spartacus: Home of Ashur collection.
Transfer over, Xena! Deadline experiences that Lucy Lawless is ready to return to her different iconic function, that of Lucretia within the upcoming Spartacus: Home of Ashur collection.
Sadly, Lawless’ return gained’t be as a collection common, however as a guest-starring function within the premiere. The report states that her look “will be instrumental in setting up the ‘what if’ alternate timeline.” In a press release on X, creator Steven DeKnight stated, “The gods bless the Home of Ashur! Thrilled to have the wonderful [Lucy Lawless] dropping in to grace us together with her superior presence!“
Home of Ashur is described as 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’t died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of Spartacus: Vengeance? 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?” Lawless appeared within the first two seasons of Spartacus, in addition to the prequel collection, and was simply incredible. It’s a deal with to have her again for Home of Ashur, even whether it is only for a guest-starring function.
Nick Tarabay will probably be reprising the function of Ashur, a former gladiator who used his crafty to serve the home of Batiatus and later the Romans within the unique collection. The remainder of the primary forged consists of Graham McTavish (The Witcher), Tenika Davis (Jupiter’s Legacy), Jamaica Vaughan (House and Away), Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth), Jordi Webber (Select Love), Claudia Black (Farscape), India Shaw-Smith (The Pines Nonetheless Whisper), and Leigh Gill (Joker).
The primary season of Spartacus, subtitled Blood and Sand, tells the story of the person who would develop into Spartacus as he’s bought into slavery and educated to develop into a gladiator. Crammed to the brim with ugly blood and sexual content material, Spartacus was one thing to behold, significantly with its distinctive visible model and scripting. Tragically, Andy Whitfield, who performed the title character, was identified with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and later died, however not earlier than giving his blessing that the collection ought to proceed. Following a prequel collection, Liam McIntyre took over the function for Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: Struggle of the Damned.
