Steven S. Knight's Spartacus revival has ended after one season. Starz has canceled Spartacus: House of Ashur, according to Deadline. The gladiator drama was intended as the franchise's return to television.
Produced by Lionsgate Television, the show failed to match the original Spartacus, which became a cult phenomenon. Starz decided to end the series rather than continue it.
Lionsgate is now shopping House of Ashur to other platforms. Whether rival streamers will pick up a show that Starz canceled remains unclear.
The cancellation is a setback for Knight, who had positioned this project as central to his work in the Spartacus universe. The franchise had been inactive for years before this relaunch.
Lionsgate's effort to find a new home for the series could succeed. Streaming platforms have acquired canceled shows from competitors before, particularly if they believe there is an audience for them.
