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‘Those About to Die’ Trailer: Anthony Hopkins Stars as Roman Emperor in ‘Gladiator’-Esque Peacock Series
The trailer for the ancient Roman drama series "Those About to Die" has dropped, gladiators and epic fight scenes galore.
The show is set in Rome in 79 A.D, where the Roman population is kept in line by two things: free food and spectacular entertainment in the form of chariot racing and gladiator fights. The series, inspired by the nonfiction book of the same name by Daniel P. Mannix, is written by Robert Rodat, who was nominated for an Oscar for writing “Saving Private Ryan.” Executive producers on the series include Emmerich, Harald Kloser, Gianni Nunnari, Rodat, Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, Miguel A. Palos Jr., Kreuzpaintner, Herbert G. Kloiber, Martin Moszkowicz, Oliver Berben, Jonas Bauer, Charles Holland and Namit Malhotra.
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