Spartacus: House of Ashur – Starz casts eight new roles for the next chapter

STARZ has announced casting for its epic new series Spartacus: House of Ashur. “Outlander’s” Graham McTavish (“The Witcher,” “House of the Dragon”) joins the cast as Ashur’s Doctore, who trains the gladiators. Tenika Davis (“Jupiter’s Legacy,” Cabinet of Curiosities) also joins the cast as the first female gladiator in the “Spartacus” universe, a fierce warrior driven to surpass her male counterparts and earn her freedom. Jamaica Vaughan (“Home and Away,” “800 Words”), Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth, “The Shannara Chronicles”), Jordi Webber (Choose Love, Prosper), Claudia Black (“The Nevers,” “Ahsoka”), India Shaw-Smith (The Pines Still Whisper, “Supernatural”) and Leigh Gill (Joker, “Game of Thrones”) will also join Nick Tarabay (“Spartacus,” “The Expanse”) in the epic new saga as series regulars. Production has begun in New Zealand.

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

“Spartacus: House of Ashur” 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’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?

“Spartacus: Blood and Sand” debuted on STARZ in 2010 and was followed by a prequel series chapter “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” in 2011 and two additional series “Spartacus: Vengeance” in 2012 and “Spartacus: War of the Damned” in 2013. “Spartacus” creator, writer and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight (“Daredevil”) serves as showrunner and executive producer. “Spartacus: House of Ashur” is produced by Lionsgate Television for STARZ.