TV series
Those About to Die
Overview
Within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome, follow an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide.
Details
- First air date
- 2024-07-18
- Status
- Canceled
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 10 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Peacock
- Production
- Hollywood Gang Productions, Street Entertainment, Centropolis Entertainment, AGC Studios
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins as Emperor Vespasian
- Tom Hughes as Titus Flavianus
- Jojo Macari as Domitian
- Iwan Rheon as Tenax
- Gabriella Pession as Antonia
- Rupert Penry-Jones as Marsus
- Lara Wolf as Berenice
- Sara Martins as Cala
- Kyshan Wilson as Aura
- Alicia Ann Edogamhe as Jula
- Moe Hashim as Kwame
- Dimitri Leonidas as Scorpus
Creators and crew
- Robert Rodat - Creator
- Namit Malhotra - Executive Producer
- Miguel Palos - Executive Producer
- Harald Kloser - Executive Producer
- Lourdes Diaz - Executive Producer
- Charles Holland - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Rise or Die
Ancient Rome's elite plot against the rioting citizens; a cunning Plebeian schemes to change his fate; Spanish brothers arrive to sell horses for the Roman Games; three African siblings are forcibly taken to Rome, followed by their vengeful mother.
Episode 2: Trust None
Tenax and Domitian form a racing faction and recruit Scorpus; Antonia and Marsus undermine their efforts while Cala offers to help Tenax to protect her daughters; Emperor Vespasian ponders on his successor.
Episode 3: Death's Door
Kwame and Viggo bond over their ill-fated futures; the Gold Faction puts on a lavish display at the inaugural chariot races; Queen Berenice tries to convince Titus of his brother's treacherous plans to claim the throne; Vespasian chooses his heir.
Episode 4: Fool's Bet
Titus shuts down the Gold Faction to appease the Patricians while Scorpus, suspicious of Tenax's plan, joins the White Faction; Domitian orchestrates a grisly spectacle to show his strength; Tenax meets Ursus, a dangerous man from his past.
Episode 5: Betrayal
To save his image and cement his authority, Titus sends Berenice away and marries his cousin, a Roman; Tenax's dark past is finally revealed, and his chase for Ursus leaves someone dead; Kwame prepares for his fight with Flamma.
Episode 6: Blood Relation
A dark day looms over Rome with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius; Titus punishes Marsus and the Patricians involved in a planned coup; Domitian convinces Titus to reinstate the Gold Faction; Tenax is dangerously wounded in battle.
Episode 7: Death's Bed
Tenax reveals his past to Cala as she tends to his wounds; Scorpus grows increasingly jealous as the elder Corsi brothers, Andria and Fonsoa, win races for the Gold Faction; Kwame faces Flamma in a rematch; Tenax and Cala face off with Ursus.
Episode 8: All or Nothing
Following a devastating racetrack accident, Elia Corsi accuses Scorpus of causing the tragedy; Antonia allows Elia to join the Blue Faction to seek revenge.
Episode 9: The Die Is Cast
Elia faces Scorpus in a head-to-head race for revenge; Tenax puts on a public execution for the Patricians; Cala finds evidence of Domitian's treachery and betrays Tenax to save Jula; Berenice and Antonia race to get proof to Titus in time.
Episode 10: Let the Games Begin
Pitted against one another, Kwame and Viggo fight to the death to save their families; Tenax decides to spare Cala in exchange for her help; Domitian stops Titus from finding out the truth before it's too late.
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