'Spartacus: House Of Ashur’s' Cast And Creator Don't Hold Back On The Starz Show’s Violence And Gore- 'Cover Your Eyes’

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There’s been no shortage of intense moments on the small screen this year, but things are going to get a whole lot more violent when the hotly anticipated "Spartacus: House of Ashur" drops on the 2025 TV schedule. The new spinoff offering a what-if scenario about the titular character returning from the dead has something fans of the notoriously violent franchise series have come to love and expect.  Ahead of "Spartacus: House of Ashur’s" debut on Starz, I caught up with series creator Steven S. DeKnight to chat about the new series and what fans can expect from the spinoff of a show that once beat "Game of Thrones’" body count. Setting the stage for what’s to come, the former "Daredevil" showrunner talked about capturing the visceral nature of ancient Rome.

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00:00For us, it was a really super violent time in history

00:05where life was cheap and very, very bloody and violent.

00:10And we certainly don't shy away from that.

00:13If people don't like violence and blood,

00:16you might have to cover your eyes on a couple of scenes.

00:20But otherwise, there's also a lot of just drama,

00:24which is really the bread and butter of the show.

00:27I also feel like really in comparison to real life,

00:29it was actually more brutal in real life.

00:33Whatever we've been trained, I don't think it will compare to

00:36in real life back in those days, the Roman days.

00:38It was rough, man. It was rough.

00:40So whatever we're doing, it's not as close as to what really was going on.

00:45It's close, not close enough,

00:47because I really believe there were rough times to be alive during these days.

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