STARZ is officially returning to the arena this winter. The network announced that Spartacus: House of Ashur will premiere on Friday, December 5, with a two-episode debut before rolling out in weekly installments. The series marks the long-awaited continuation of the Spartacus universe and sees Nick E. Tarabay back in his role as Ashur. The new series is billed as a “thrilling, erotic, history-bending roller-coaster,” one that asks the provocative question: what if Ashur had lived and been rewarded by the Romans with his own ludus? No longer a slave, he must wield power in a world where betrayal isn’t a sin, it’s currency.