What if Ashur hadn’t died on Mount Vesuvius at the end of Spartacus : Vengeance ? That’s one of the questions Starz’s new sequel series Spartacus: House of Ashur will aim to answer, with Nick Tarabay reprising his role as the titular Syrian slave. And now, we finally know when the sequel series will be making its violent return.

The gladiator drama will premiere Friday, Dec. 5 with two episodes (time slot TBA), the cabler announced Thursday. New installments will then debut weekly on Fridays on all Starz streaming and on-demand platforms. Fresh photos of the bloody battles ahead were also revealed, which include new shots of the surprising warrior who fights them. (View them below; watch the trailer above.) Related Stories

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