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Those About to Die by Daniel P. Mannix |
Written by | Robert Rodat |
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Network | Peacock |
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 series is set to premiere on July 18, 2024 on Peacock with all 10 episodes. [1]
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]
Those About to Die | |
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Genre | |
Based on |
Those About to Die by Daniel P. Mannix |
Written by | Robert Rodat |
Directed by | |
Starring |
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Country of origin |
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Original languages |
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Production | |
Executive producers |
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Production companies |
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Original release | |
Network | Peacock |
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 series is set to premiere on July 18, 2024 on Peacock with all 10 episodes. [1]
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]