Roland Emmerich’s Those About To Die Gets A Official Trailer

Prime Video have release the official Trailer for Roland Emmerich‘s historical drama Those About To Die.

The master of disaster epics have all been about invading aliens and natural disasters destroying humanity. Now it’s all swords and sandals plus green screen all from a story from Robert Rodat (Saving Private Ryan), based on Daniel P. Mannix‘s book.

The 10 episode series stars Anthony Hopkins as Emperor Vespasian, Iwan Rheon as Tenax, Tom Hughes as Titus Flavianus, Sara Martins as Cala, and Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Viggo, Jojo Macari as Domitian, Gabriella Pession as Antonia, Dimitri Leonidas as Scorpus, Emilio Sakraya as Xenon, Moe Hashim as Kwame, Rupert Penry Jones as Marsus.

Panem et Circenses – Bread and Entertainment; Rome in 79 A.D.: The center of the Roman Empire is the wealthiest city in the world, and there is a heavy influx of slave laborers from the growing empire to take over the work. The Roman population—bored, restless, and increasingly violent—is kept in line mainly by two things: free food and spectacular entertainment, in the form of chariot racing and gladiator fights. Those About to Die delves into the world of the games—a world characterized by bloodlust, greed for money, the pursuit of power, and corruption. The races at Circus Maximus are controlled by four Patrician-owned corporations, the Blue, Red, White, and Green factions, and shares in the four factions are the most valuable things in Rome. As the taste in entertainment of the populace becomes more jaded and bloodthirsty, a specially designed stadium for gladiatorial combat is needed – the Colosseum. The scale of the stadium as well as the gladiatorial and animal combats is enormous – same as the underworld with the flourishing betting business. Underground, beneath the stands, thousands of people work and live—among them thousands who will die for the games.

Those About To Die will will launch exclusively on Prime Video in the UK & Ireland on 19th July. If you live Stateside, Peacock will launch the series on 18th July.