Empire (2005)

- 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

The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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