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[04/07/24 - 04:08 PM]
Video: Peacock Releases Official July 18 Premiere Date and Teaser During WWE WrestleMania XL for "Those About to Die"
The epic drama is set in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition, exploring a side of ancient Rome never before told - the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most... blood and sport.

[03/20/23 - 11:46 PM]
Development Update: Monday, March 20
Updates include: Michael Chiklis to star in "Hotel Cocaine" at MGM+; Allison Tolman cast in NBC's "St. Denis Medical"; and Julianne Hough joins "Dancing with the Stars" as co-host.

[02/09/23 - 11:29 PM]
Development Update: Thursday, February 9
Updates include: Peacock's "Those About to Die" fills out cast; Terence Winter exits "Tulsa King" at Paramount+; and Oren Uziel to bring "Spider-Man Noir" to Amazon.

[01/18/23 - 08:57 AM]
Two-Time Academy Award Winner Anthony Hopkins Joins the Cast of Roland Emmerich's Spectacular Gladiator Series "Those About to Die"
Hopkins, the first major cast member announced for the project, plays Vespasian, the Emperor of Rome and head of the Flavian bloodline.

[07/26/22 - 09:56 AM]
Peacock Announces US Straight-to-Series Order of Ancient Rome Gladiatorial Epic "Those About to Die" with Internationally Renowned Filmmaker Roland Emmerich Set to Direct
The large scale Ancient Rome gladiatorial epic is inspired by the nonfiction classic from acclaimed author Daniel Mannix.







THOSE ABOUT TO DIE (PEACOCK)
Premieres Thursday, July 18
BROADCAST HISTORY:
7/18/24 - ???
STATUS:
new this summer (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
thursdays from 3:01 AM-4:00 AM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (10 episodes)
DESCRIPTION:
(from Peacock's press release, April 2024) THOSE ABOUT TO DIE is an epic drama set in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition, exploring a side of ancient Rome never before told - the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most... blood and sport. The series introduces an ensemble of characters from all corners of the Roman Empire who collide at the explosive intersection of sports, politics, and dynasties.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Anthony Hopkins as Emperor Vespasian
· David Wurawa
· Dimitri Leonidas as Scorpus
· Emilio Sakraya
· Eneko Sagardoy
· Gabriella Pession as Antonia
· Gonçalo Almeida
· Iwan Rheon as Tenax
· Johannes Haukur Johannesson as Viggo
· Jojo Macari as Domitian
· Moe Hashim as Kwame
· Pepe Barroso
· Romana Maggiora Vergano
· Rupert Penry-Jones as Marsus
· Sara Martins as Cala
· Tom Hughes as Titus Flavianus
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Lorenzo Richelmy as Tenax (Originally Cast)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Charles Holland as EP
· Gianni Nunnari as EP
· Harald Kloser as EP
· Herbert G. Kloiber as EP
· Jonas Bauer as EP
· Lourdes Diaz as EP
· Marco Kreuzpaintner as DIR/EP
· Martin Moszkowicz as EP
· Miguel A. Palos Jr. as EP
· Namit Malhotra as EP
· Oliver Berben as EP
· Robert Rodat as CRTR/EP
· Roland Emmerich as DIR/EP
· Stuart Ford as EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· AGC Studios
· Centropolis Entertainment
· Hollywood Gang Productions
· Street Entertainment