Those About to Die

2024 - 2024

Rise or Die

Episode 1

Ancient Rome's elite plot against the rioting citizens; a cunning Plebeian schemes to change his fate; Spanish brothers arrive to sell horses for the Roman Games; three African siblings are forcibly taken to Rome, followed by their vengeful mother.

Trust None

Episode 2

Tenax and Domitian form a racing faction and recruit Scorpus; Antonia and Marsus undermine their efforts while Cala offers to help Tenax to protect her daughters; Emperor Vespasian ponders on his successor.

Death's Door

Episode 3

Kwame and Viggo bond over their ill-fated futures; the Gold Faction puts on a lavish display at the inaugural chariot races; Queen Berenice tries to convince Titus of his brother's treacherous plans to claim the throne; Vespasian chooses his heir.

Fool's Bet

Episode 4

Titus shuts down the Gold Faction to appease the Patricians while Scorpus, suspicious of Tenax's plan, joins the White Faction; Domitian orchestrates a grisly spectacle to show his strength; Tenax meets Ursus, a dangerous man from his past.

Betrayal

Episode 5

To save his image and cement his authority, Titus sends Berenice away and marries his cousin, a Roman; Tenax's dark past is finally revealed, and his chase for Ursus leaves someone dead; Kwame prepares for his fight with Flamma.

Blood Relation

Episode 6

A dark day looms over Rome with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius; Titus punishes Marsus and the Patricians involved in a planned coup; Domitian convinces Titus to reinstate the Gold Faction; Tenax is dangerously wounded in battle.

Death's Bed

Episode 7

Tenax reveals his past to Cala as she tends to his wounds; Scorpus grows increasingly jealous as the elder Corsi brothers, Andria and Fonsoa, win races for the Gold Faction; Kwame faces Flamma in a rematch; Tenax and Cala face off with Ursus.

All or Nothing

Episode 8

Following a devastating racetrack accident, Elia Corsi accuses Scorpus of causing the tragedy; Antonia allows Elia to join the Blue Faction to seek revenge.

The Die Is Cast

Episode 9

Elia faces Scorpus in a head-to-head race for revenge; Tenax puts on a public execution for the Patricians; Cala finds evidence of Domitian's treachery and betrays Tenax to save Jula; Berenice and Antonia race to get proof to Titus in time.

Let the Games Begin

Episode 10

Pitted against one another, Kwame and Viggo fight to the death to save their families; Tenax decides to spare Cala in exchange for her help; Domitian stops Titus from finding out the truth before it's too late.

Top Cast

Anthony Hopkins•Tom Hughes•Jojo Macari

Within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome, follow an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide.

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Full Crew

Herbert G. Kloiber

Executive Producer

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Stuart Ford

Executive Producer

Daniel P. Mannix

Book

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Roland Emmerich

Executive Producer

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Martin Moszkowicz

Executive Producer

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Gianni Nunnari

Executive Producer

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Harald Kloser

Executive Producer

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Oliver Berben

Executive Producer

Lourdes Diaz

Executive Producer

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Robert Rodat

Executive Producer

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Marco Kreuzpaintner

Executive Producer

Charles Holland

Executive Producer

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Namit Malhotra

Executive Producer

Miguel Palos

Executive Producer

Vittorio Omodei Zorini

Cinematography

Leonardo Grillo

Production Design

Lissy Holm

Casting

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Paolo Antonini

Fight Choreographer

Briseide Siciliano

Production Design

Riccardo Andreotti

Property Builder

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Martin Mares

Researcher

Art Long

Researcher

Clifton Harrison

Musician

Anastasia Coppola

Hairstylist

Enzo Sisti

Consulting Producer

Andrea Farri

Music

Leo Davis

Casting

Giovanni Casalnuovo

Costume Design

Jacqueline Freda

Animal Wrangler

Tommaso Borrelli

Graphic Designer

Michela Forbicioni

Casting

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Alexander Mariotti

Researcher

Caterina Fondi

Travel Coordinator

Marco Milani

Production Manager

Giorgio Lattanzi

Assistant Director

Benjamin Shilling

Dialect Coach

Samantha Thompson

Visual Effects Coordinator

Johannes Hubrich

Editor

Jonas Bauer

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Victor Van De Velde

Visual Effects Technical Director

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