Spartacus: House of Ashur Forsaken (Season 1, Episode 2)
TV-MA
TV Episode | 58 min | Action, Drama

Spartacus: House of Ashur

Forsaken (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 58 min | Action, Drama

Ashur navigates the treacherous waters of the Roman elites while Achillia struggles to acclimate to the brutal life of a gladiator in training.

Creator

Steven S. DeKnight (created by)

Showrunner

Steven S. DeKnight

Director

Rick Jacobson (directed by)

Writers

Aaron Helbing (written by) | Henry G.M. Jones (executive story editor) | Diya Mishra (executive story editor) | Beverly Okhio (executive story editor) | Eliana Pipes (staff writer)

Producers

Ihuoma Ofordire (producer) | Chloe Smith (producer) (produced by)

Composer

Joseph LoDuca

Cinematographer

Andrew McGeorge (director of photography)

Editor

Jochen FitzHerbert

Casting Director

Mike Dwyer

Production Designer

Iain Aitken (production design)

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 5, 2025

Release date

Dec 5, 2025 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
24 cast members

Name	Known for
Nick E. Tarabay Ashur Ashur See fewer	Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Graham McTavish Korris Korris See fewer	The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)
Tenika Davis Achillia Achillia See fewer	Debug (2014)
Claudia Black Cossutia Cossutia See fewer	Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars (2004)
Jamaica Vaughan Hilara Hilara See fewer	Unseen Enemy (2025)
Ivana Baquero Messia Messia See fewer	Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
Leigh Gill Satyrus Satyrus See fewer	Joker (I) (2019)
Jordi Webber Tarchon Tarchon See fewer	Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
India Shaw-Smith Viridia Viridia See fewer	Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
Evander Brown Ephesius Ephesius See fewer	Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
Graham Vincent Hedylus Hedylus See fewer	Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Louis Hunter Erato Erato See fewer	Jack Goes Home (2016)
Donald Ross Salvius Salvius See fewer	My Life Is Murder (2019)
Dan Hamill Celadus (as Daniel Hamill) Celadus (as Daniel Hamill) See fewer	City Homicide (2006)
Stephen Madsen Creticus Creticus See fewer	Zombucha! (2025)
Andrew McFarlane Gabinius Gabinius See fewer	Truth (I) (2015)
Mikey Thompson Musicus Musicus See fewer	Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
Daniel Bos Balbus Balbus See fewer	Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Simon Arblaster Proculus Proculus See fewer	Spartacus: House of Ashur (2025)
Joshua Randall Ammonius (as Josh Randall) Ammonius (as Josh Randall) See fewer	The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014)
Jason Te Kare Medicus Medicus See fewer	The River (2023)
Eden Hart Elata Elata See fewer	Sweet Tooth (2021)
Duane Evans Jr. Dacus Dacus See fewer	Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
Jordan Selwyn Messenger Messenger See fewer	Tangata Pai (2025)