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Based on | Those About to Die by Daniel P. Mannix |
Written by | Robert Rodat |
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Those About to Die is an upcoming epic sword-and-sandal television series developed by Robert Rodat and directed by Roland Emmerich and Marco Kreuzpaintner. The Daniel P. Mannix book-adapted-into-TV series is set to premiere on July 18, 2024 on Peacock with all 10 episodes. [1] and in India on Amazon Prime Video on July 28th.
The series chronicles the world of gladiators in Ancient Rome.
It was announced in July 2022 that Peacock had issued a series order for the project, which will be written by Robert Rodat and directed by Roland Emmerich. The series has a budget of $140 million, and was expected to begin production in early 2023.[2]
In January 2023, Anthony Hopkins was cast.[3] Dimitri Leonidas, Gabriella Pession, Lorenzo Richelmy and Tom Hughes were cast in February, with Marco Kreuzpaintner joining Emmerich as a director.[4] Production began at Cinecittà in Rome in March with additional casting announced including Iwan Rheon, who was cast to replace Richelmy.[5]