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

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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