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‘Those About To Die’ Unveils Premiere Date & Teaser


Peacock has set the premiere date and released the first trailer for Roland Emmerich's gladiator epic Those About To Die, starring Anthony Hopkins.

The epic drama is set in the corrupt world of the spectacle-driven gladiatorial competition, exploring a side of ancient Rome never before told — the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most…blood and sport. The ensemble cast also includes Iwan Rheon, Sara Martins, Tom Hughes, Jojo Macari, Moe Hashim, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Rupert Penry-Jones, Gabriella Pession, Dimitri Leonidas, Emilio Sakraya, David Wurawa, Pepe Barroso, Gonçalo Almeida, Eneko Sagardoy and Romana Maggiora Vergano. Executive producers are Emmerich, Harald Kloser, Gianni Nunnari who originally acquired the rights to the book, Herbert G. Kloiber, Martin Moszkowicz, Oliver Berben, Jonas Bauer, Stuart Ford, Lourdes Diaz, Charles Holland, Marco Kreuzpaintner and Robert Rodat.

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