After bringing again a useless man for a brand new Spartacus sequel present, there’s one other character Steven DeKnight wish to revisit, if not revive.
In a pre-release interview with ScreenRant‘s Tatiana Hullender, the Spartacus: Home of Ashur creator revealed which different determine from the unique sequence he wish to additional discover, declaring there are “different tales I’d love to inform” within the so-called Sparta-verse.
“I’d love to return earlier than Ashur died and discover Gannicus,” DeKnight then stated. “As a result of Dustin Clare is a fan favourite and I’d like to work with him once more.”
With the present so locked in on its title character’s alternate timeline redemption arc, there simply wasn’t room in Home of Ashur for some other shock revivals, DeKnight defined. “I used to be actually targeted on the Ashur character. I actually love the thought of seeing a nasty man attempt to be higher.”
Clare’s Gannicus was launched in Spartacus season 2, and was additionally featured within the prequel present Spartacus: Gods of the Area. In a 2020 rundown of Spartacus characters who had been underused, ScreenRant agreed with DeKnight in deeming Gannicus worthy of an even bigger position.
“Between Gannicus’ superior combating abilities and his knack for providing some wanted comedian aid, it could have been good to see the previous champion of Capua in additional than half the sequence,” the article proclaimed.
An extra dive into Gannicus might maybe result in him creating some higher relationship abilities, after ScreenRant named him and Saxa considered one of Spartacus’ worst {couples}, calling out the drama that ensued between them after Sibyl started pursuing Gannicus.
“This brought on Saxa to turn out to be insecure and overprotective,” the article defined. “She would consistently confront Sibyl and warn her to keep away from her man. This solely created the reverse impact. Gannicus started ignoring Saxa and ultimately dumped her for Sibyl who he stayed with till the time of his loss of life.”
That loss of life got here by way of crucifixion within the Spartacus season 3 finale, after Saxa met her personal tragic finish earlier in the identical episode.
Even with out the charmingly anti-heroic Gannicus within the combine, Spartacus: Home of Ashur has confirmed a crucial success, boasting an preliminary 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating that has since shrunk barely to 92%.
If present creator DeKnight has his means, Home of Ashur season 1 won’t be the tip of the road for the Spartacus sequel sequence.
“We roughly mapped out about 5 seasons, and that might be 4 seasons, might be seven seasons, all relying on how widespread the present is,” DeKnight informed ScreenRant again in July at San Diego Comedian-Con.
Spartacus: Home of Ashur comes out weekly on Starz, with the subsequent episode set to drop on Friday, January 2.
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December 5, 2025
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