Those About to Die: Season 1

2024 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.0

What Season 1 of Those About to Die

Rome, 79 AD. The people, bored, restless and increasingly violent, are kept in check by two things: free food and entertainment. When the masses begin to tire and cry out for blood, a stadium designed to host gladiator fights is raised: the Colosseum. Beneath it, thousands of people work and live, and among them are many who will die for the games.

10episodes

Jul 18, 2024premiered

9.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 Rise or Die
Jul 18, 2024 · 56 min · ★ 6.6
Ancient Rome's elite plot against the rioting citizens; a cunning Plebeian schemes to change his fate; Spanish brothers arrive to sell horses for the Roman Games; three African siblings are forcibly taken to Rome, followed by their vengeful mother.
Directed by Roland Emmerich · Written by Robert Rodat
1x02 Trust None
Jul 18, 2024 · 59 min · ★ 7.2
Tenax and Domitian form a racing faction and recruit Scorpus; Antonia and Marsus undermine their efforts while Cala offers to help Tenax to protect her daughters; Emperor Vespasian ponders on his successor.
Directed by Roland Emmerich · Written by Robert Rodat
1x03 Death's Door
Jul 18, 2024 · 58 min · ★ 6.8
Kwame and Viggo bond over their ill-fated futures; the Gold Faction puts on a lavish display at the inaugural chariot races; Queen Berenice tries to convince Titus of his brother's treacherous plans to claim the throne; Vespasian chooses his heir.
Directed by Roland Emmerich · Written by Robert Rodat
1x04 Fool's Bet
Jul 18, 2024 · 58 min · ★ 7.1
Titus shuts down the Gold Faction to appease the Patricians while Scorpus, suspicious of Tenax's plan, joins the White Faction; Domitian orchestrates a grisly spectacle to show his strength; Tenax meets Ursus, a dangerous man from his past.
Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner
1x05 Betrayal
Jul 18, 2024 · 51 min · ★ 7.2
To save his image and cement his authority, Titus sends Berenice away and marries his cousin, a Roman; Tenax's dark past is finally revealed, and his chase for Ursus leaves someone dead; Kwame prepares for his fight with Flamma.
Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner
1x06 Blood Relation
Jul 18, 2024 · 56 min · ★ 7.1
A dark day looms over Rome with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius; Titus punishes Marsus and the Patricians involved in a planned coup; Domitian convinces Titus to reinstate the Gold Faction; Tenax is dangerously wounded in battle.
Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner · Starring Vivienne Fareta, Alessandra Cramarossa, Fabiola Morabito
1x07 Death's Bed
Jul 18, 2024 · 57 min · ★ 7.3
Tenax reveals his past to Cala as she tends to his wounds; Scorpus grows increasingly jealous as the elder Corsi brothers, Andria and Fonsoa, win races for the Gold Faction; Kwame faces Flamma in a rematch; Tenax and Cala face off with Ursus.
Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner
1x08 All or Nothing
Jul 18, 2024 · 54 min · ★ 6.7
Following a devastating racetrack accident, Elia Corsi accuses Scorpus of causing the tragedy; Antonia allows Elia to join the Blue Faction to seek revenge.
Directed by Marco Kreuzpaintner
1x09 The Die Is Cast
Jul 18, 2024 · 57 min · ★ 7.2
Elia faces Scorpus in a head-to-head race for revenge; Tenax puts on a public execution for the Patricians; Cala finds evidence of Domitian's treachery and betrays Tenax to save Jula; Berenice and Antonia race to get proof to Titus in time.
Directed by Roland Emmerich · Written by Robert Rodat
1x10 Let the Games Begin Season Finale
Jul 18, 2024 · 59 min · ★ 7.1
Pitted against one another, Kwame and Viggo fight to the death to save their families; Tenax decides to spare Cala in exchange for her help; Domitian stops Titus from finding out the truth before it's too late.
Directed by Roland Emmerich · Written by Robert Rodat