Underplayed Gems

Empire (2005)

Empire poster
Directed by
Kim Manners, John Gray
Genre
drama, mystery
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young Octavius, nephew of Julius Caesar, tries to become the first emperor of Rome. He gets help from a fictional gladiator named Tyrannus.

historicaldramaticpoliticalambitiousintriguegladiatorialstruggling

What happens

Empire is an American historical television series for ABC. It is a historical drama set in 44 BC Rome and covers the struggle of a young Octavius (Santiago Cabrera), the nephew and heir of Julius Caesar, to become the first emperor of Rome. Octavius is helped in his quest by a fictitious gladiator called Tyrannus (Jonathan Cake). The series, filmed entirely in Rome and South Central Italy, was directed by John Gray and Kim Manners, and was produced by Carrie Henderson and Nick Gillott (episodes 4 and 6). It was written by Sara B. Cooper, Chip Johannessen, Tom Wheeler, and William Wheeler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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