Warning: SPOILERS forward for Spartacus: Home of Ashur episodes 1-2!Spartacus: Home of Ashur star Tenika Davis has defined how she ready for bloody battle scenes because the franchise’s first feminine gladiator. The solid of Spartacus: Home of Ashur contains some acquainted returning faces, most notably Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur. One newcomer, nonetheless, is Davis’ Achillia, the franchise’s first feminine gladiator who fights underneath Ashur’s command.
In a pre-release interview with ScreenRant‘s Tatiana Hullender, Davis defined what it was prefer to be the primary feminine gladiator not simply in Spartacus: Home of Ashur, however within the entirety of the Spartacus franchise. She mentioned the problem of the battle scenes, explaining how battling others felt like “[finding] our dance steps collectively.” Try what Davis stated beneath:
ScreenRant: We have seen ladies preventing on the planet of Spartacus earlier than, in fact, however we have not had a feminine gladiator. What was most stunning about making ready for these battle sequences?
Tenika Davis: It was difficult, and it was undoubtedly grueling, however what I spotted is having a associate you possibly can dance in that means with lets you really feel empowered with new strikes.
The one means I may describe is that when me and Tarchon [played by Jordi Webber] had been preventing, for instance, we discovered our dance steps collectively. It took time for me to really feel comfy dancing with every one of many characters on this present. However after we discovered it, we obtained right into a groove, and it turned a lot enjoyable. Though we had been beating the crap out of one another, and it was bloody and grueling, it was additionally all the attractive issues that we love within the Spartacus world.
Achillia has an essential function to play within the story of Spartacus: Home of Ashur, as evidenced by the sequence’ two-episode premiere. Following Ashur’s resurrection right into a world the place he has extra energy underneath Crassus, he crosses paths with Achillia, who’s launched as a slave for the Romans. After killing a number of troopers, she’s taken in by Ashur to be a gladiator.
Episode 2 sees this increase as Achillia faces harassment from different gladiators, main her to should kill to defend herself. It isn’t till she attracts blood from Korris that she earns their respect, laying the groundwork for her future fights. These battles, as Davis teases, aren’t really easy to movie, however nonetheless end in empowering moments for her character.
Explaining her battle with Tarchon initially of episode 2, she compares the battle scenes she’s concerned with to a dance. That is evident within the choreography for all of her battles to this point, together with ones which have been extra free-form and considerably cruel in make-up. However these had been solely the beginning of her many battles to return.
Ashur needs to coach Achillia to be a central determine in his home’s gladiator matches, one thing that defines his method to utilizing her to achieve extra energy. On the similar time, the work she does underneath him might web her freedom. Nonetheless, her rebellious nature additionally makes her a hazard to everybody that makes an attempt to cross her.
With the story of Spartacus: Home of Ashur solely simply starting, there’s nonetheless loads for the present to discover relating to Achillia and her significance to the broader plot. Now that she’s earned the respect of her fellow gladiators, the battle sequences she engages with within the upcoming episodes will little doubt proceed emphasizing her spectacular skillset.
New episodes of Spartacus: Home of Ashur air Fridays on Starz.
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December 5, 2025
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