Before Gladiator 2, Those About To Die on Amazon Prime Video will sweeten the wait. The Roland Emmerich series unleashes fierce gladiator battles
This year, fans of great historical epics will really get their money’s worth: even before Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 reaches you on the big screen in autumn, a real highlight awaits you in the streaming program next month. Roland Emmerich (Independence Day) is waiting in the wings with his series Those About To Die. And the first trailer promises nothing less than fierce battles in the Roman Empire. But see for yourself
Watch the trailer for Those About To Die here:
Gladiator battles and corruption in the Roman Empire: This is Those About To Die
The series is set in Rome in the year 79 AD. Bread and games rule the Roman Empire. While the center of the empire receives a large influx of slave laborers, the Roman people are entertained by bloody and spectacular gladiator fights and chariot races in the legendary Circus Maximus. But a larger arena is soon to be built, one that will claim the bloodlust of the people and the lives of many workers: the Colosseum.
For Those About To Die, Roland Emmerich brought together Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) as Emperor Vespian, Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones) as Tenax, Tom Hughes (Victoria) as Titus Flavianus, Sara Martins (Death in Paradise) and Emilio Sakraya (60 Minutes) as Xenon, among others, in front of the camera.
When is Those About To Die coming to Amazon?
Those About To Die will comprise 10 episodes and will be available to Amazon Prime subscribers just one day after its US launch. In this country, the series will be released on the streamer on July 19, 2024.
