*Graham McTavish brings a brand new depth to the STARZ collection “Spartacus: Home of Ashur,” now streaming weekly on Fridays on the STARZ app and all STARZ on-demand platforms.
Created by Steven S. DeKnight, the present, which premiered December 5, imagines a world the place Ashur survives and seizes management of the gladiator faculty that after enslaved him, constructing a home of energy and peril in Roman politics. McTavish’s character, Korris, navigates this violent, seductive world alongside Ashur, providing each muscle and surprising emotional complexity.
On Korris, McTavish defined, “He’s an ex-gladiator who gained his freedom within the area by basically simply surviving dozens of fights. He goes again into the world of gladiators by coaching them and allies himself with the character of Ashur to make their home the premier home within the metropolis. That every one sounds very easy. However there are various issues alongside the best way.” McTavish emphasised that Korris and Ashur usually are not mates, “however they’re pleasant. They usually see in one another one thing that they each want.”
The actor additionally highlighted an surprising facet of Korris. “One of many delights for me in taking part in the half was that different than simply being bodily and preventing and being robust… I get to have a romance. That’s by no means occurred to me earlier than. On stage, sure, however by no means on display screen. So it’s a very attention-grabbing facet to Korris’ character that he’s someone who slowly reveals a tenderness inside him, that he has stored repressed for a really very long time.”
When discussing the collection’ connection to the unique “Spartacus,” McTavish stated, “Anyone that noticed the unique will not be going to be taking a look at this pondering, God, that is nothing like that world in any respect. However from Korris’s perspective, I believe it’s the character that he chooses to ally himself with that’s significantly attention-grabbing.” The dynamic between Korris, Ashur, and Achillia, he notes, “is what actually may be very totally different about it.”
McTavish teased that the drama is relentless. “They discover that in Korris’s case, the trail of real love undoubtedly doesn’t run easily. To place it mildly, there are all types of penalties to it.” He added that hazard is fixed: “Any character might die at any second…there’s a variety of our bodies on the backside of that cliff. It’s a continuously shocking little recipe that Steven‘s provide you with.”
“Spartacus: Home of Ashur” expands the franchise’s signature mix of eroticism, brutality, and political intrigue. Followers of the unique collection, together with “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” and its subsequent chapters, will acknowledge the world, whereas new viewers will encounter stunning alliances, surprising romance, and the excessive stakes of gladiatorial survival.
Watch our dialog with Graham McTavish beneath. This interview has been edited for size and readability.
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