{"id":80584,"date":"2024-06-13T16:33:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/13\/those-about-to-die-peacocks-ancient-rome-series-gets-first-trailer\/"},"modified":"2024-06-13T16:33:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T16:33:20","slug":"those-about-to-die-peacocks-ancient-rome-series-gets-first-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/13\/those-about-to-die-peacocks-ancient-rome-series-gets-first-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Those About to Die: Peacock’s Ancient Rome Series Gets First Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\n\tAncient Rome has long been fertile ground for big-screen epics, from Ben Hur to Gladiator.<\/p>\n


\n\tBut the age of togas and chariot races hasn’t spawned many successful TV dramas.<\/p>\n


\n\tSo Peacock execs likely knew they were taking a bigger risk than Caesar crossing the Rubicon when they greenlit Those About to Die<\/a>, a big-budget drama about the world of gladiatorial combat.<\/p>\n

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\n\tNow, the streamer has released the first full-length trailer ahead of the series’ July 18 debut.<\/p>\n


\n\tA press release issued today describes the show as coming from blockbuster director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) who serves as executive producer along with Academy Award-nominated writer and creator Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan).<\/p>\n


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\n\t“Those About to Die stars two-time Academy Award winner Anthony Hopkins, alongside a talented ensemble cast including Iwan Rheon, Sara Martins, Tom Hughes, Jojo Macari and Moe Hashim,” the statement continues.<\/p>\n


\n\t“The series is based on Daniel P. Mannix\u2019s nonfiction classic of the same name and is an epic drama set in the complex and corrupt world of ancient Rome\u2019s spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition.”<\/p>\n


\n\tIt will introduce “an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties.“<\/i><\/p>\n


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