Starz announced Thursday that the new series Spartacus: House of Ashur will debut on the streaming platform Dec. 5.
The network also released new images of the show starring Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur, Graham McTavis (Korris), Tenika Davis (Achillia) and Jordi Webber (Tarchon).
"No longer a slave, Ashur has clawed his way to power, owning the same ludus that once owned him," a synopsis of the series reads. "But ruling a band of merciless gladiators is child's play compared to surfing the savage world of Roman politics -- a cutthroat game in which betrayal isn't a sin.
"He flips tradition on its head by unleashing Achillia, a fierce and powerful gladiatrix eager to prove herself worthy in a man's world. Together, they ignite a new kind of spectacle that shocks, disrupts and offends the elite with every drop of blood."
Spartacus: House of Ashur is the fifth installment of Starz's Spartacus franchise, which includes Spartacus: Blood and Sand (2010), Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (2011), Spartacus: Vengeance (2012), and Spartacus: War of the Damned (2013).
