Back in May, Ivana's agency had spilled about a new international project for our Ivana and the day of the announcement has finally arrived!
Ivana Baquero has joined the cast of Spartacus: House of Ashur, the latest installment of the “Spartacus” Universe, led by star Nick Tarabay reprising the role of the titular Ashur. Production on the Steven S. DeKnight-led, 10-episode series is underway in New Zealand.
“And who will fight Ashur? Choose carefully, for I long for blood”—Ashur
The main cast includes Graham McTavish (The Witcher), Tenika Davis (Jupiter’s Legacy), Jamaica Vaughan (Home and Away), Ivana Baquero (Pan’s Labyrinth), Jordi Webber (Choose Love), Claudia Black (The Nevers), India Shaw-Smith (The Pines Still Whisper) and Leigh Gill (Joker).
Spartacus: House of Ashur is described by its network, Starz, 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?”
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. Davis plays “Achillia,” a female gladiator driven to surpass her male counterparts. Vaughan plays “Hilara,” a young, elevated house slave, deeply in love with Ashur. Baquero plays “Messia,” a house slave in love with Hilara.
Webber plays “Tarchon,” a brash and headstrong gladiator. Black plays “Cossutia,” a politician determined to keep Ashur in his place and is constantly plotting his downfall. Shaw-Smith plays “Viridia,” Cossutia’s daughter. Gill plays “Satyrus,” the leader of the Brothers Ferox, gladiators from a rival Ludus.
Spartacus creator, writer and executive producer Steven S. DeKnight returns to the franchise he helped create as showrunner and executive producer of Spartacus: House of Asher. The latest series follows Spartacus: Blood and Sand which debuted on Starz in 2010 and was followed by the 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: House of Ashur is produced by Lionsgate Television for Starz.
Article partly from Deadline.
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