Posted on 12/04/2025 4:31:02 PM PST by yesthatjallen
Recently, showrunner Steven S. DeKnight and actor Nick E. Tarabay opened up about pushing the boundaries of sex and violence on Spartacus: House of Ashur, the upcoming Starz spin-off. Speaking at the Heat Vision Live event, the duo discussed the creative freedoms behind the new series.
At The Hollywood Reporter’s inaugural Heat Vision Live event, showrunner Steven S. DeKnight and actor Nick E. Tarabay reflected on the creative risks behind Spartacus: House of Ashur.
DeKnight noted that he has yet to encounter a creative boundary involving sex or violence that he is unwilling to test. He credited both Starz and Lionsgate Television for supporting the show’s more extreme moments. The showrunner cited one especially graphic sequence in the second episode, admitting he expected network pushback. He said, “I was sure we were going to get a note about that.” However, DeKnight clarified that he received none, “Nothing.”
For DeKnight, the harshness and hypersexuality depicted in the show reflect the historical setting. “This time in ancient Rome was a brutal, brutal time and hypersexual,” he said, adding that he is especially proud of the introduction of a female gladiator. Expressing his gratitude, he added, “I’m very thankful to Lionsgate and Starz that I have not gotten a note that said, ‘Whoa, can you pull it back?’”
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Hollywood, testing the limits of perversion.
There’s this show streaming called “Landman”. In this series Ali Larter is going through the motions of giving BJ’s and actually bragging about how good she is at it. That’s going quite deep into the gutter and nearing porn. The show would be great if it weren’t for Larter playing a slut.
I remember the days when Hollywood movies were strictly rated as not to have anything sexual at all. Man and wife slept in separate beds and simple kissing was referred to as making love. In a way, I wish that would return.
Boundaries? WHAT boundaries?
They most have discovered some new holes.
The Romans did not walk around mostly naked, in loincloths and leather harnesses.
that’s just a homosexual fantasy.
Landman is more of the same.
I have no doubt
Blech. And lazy, mindless drivel
So courageous....”cut!”.
If only Delta gave actors a chance...
Actually if that woman abd her daughter character were removed from the show and the language was cleaned up. It is a f**k a minute festival. It could actually be a compelling series.
It has good bones but the writers rely on the porn and vulgarity when they actually could have so much better material to work with.
They didn’t leave sex and violence out in the first two series.
There were real female gladiators in Ancient Rome.
Black female gladiator. All they need is a lesbo scene to check all the boxes. *puke*
Lol, more no-imagination, inferior “remake” crap from Hollyweird.
“to check all the boxes”
Nah, need a black lesbo TRANNY gladiator.
Chances I would watch this or anything else from big entertainment....zero
No, Spartacus was the original Spartacus.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third_Servile_War
Gtreat flick directed by Stanley Kubrick. And that final battle scene... no CGI there and thousands of extras.
Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Charles Laughton, and Jean Simmons...
Just an excuse to bring his own perversions to screen.
Yes.
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