{"id":440706,"date":"2026-05-22T22:54:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/440706\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T22:54:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T22:54:08","slug":"spartacus-house-of-ashur-canceled-no-season-2-for-starz-spin-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/440706\/","title":{"rendered":"Spartacus: House Of Ashur Canceled, No Season 2 For Starz Spin-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Starz is shutting down the “House of Ashur”: The network has canceled the spin-off “Spartacus:\u00a0House of Ashur”\u00a0after one season, TVLine has confirmed. (Deadline<\/a> first reported the news.) Lionsgate Television is reportedly shopping the show to other platforms.<\/p>\n

An offshoot of the hit Starz series “Spartacus,”\u00a0“House of Ashur”\u00a0followed an alternate timeline where former gladiator and villain Ashur, who was killed in “Spartacus:\u00a0Vengeance,”\u00a0lived on and was given his own gladiator school to run. “But ruling a band of merciless gladiators is child’s play compared to surviving the savage world of Roman politics, a cutthroat game in which betrayal isn’t a sin, it’s currency,”\u00a0per the official synopsis.<\/p>\n

Nick E. Tarabay reprised his “Spartacus”\u00a0role as Ashur, with a supporting cast including Graham McTavish (“Outlander”), Tenika Davis (“Jupiter’s Legacy”), and Claudia Black (“Stargate SG-1”). “Spartacus” series creator Steven S. DeKnight served as creator here as well.<\/p>\n

“Spartacus:\u00a0House of Ashur”\u00a0debuted on Starz in December, wrapping up its 10-episode freshman season in February. Were you hoping to spend more time in “House of Ashur”?\u00a0Drop your thoughts on the cancellation news in a comment below.<\/p>\n


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