Post by Lesa on Aug 26, 2005 5:17:22 GMT -6
Rome, the saga of two ordinary roman soldiers and their families in 51 b.c., premieres this Sunday, August 28, and airs Sundays at 9PM EST on HBO.
Cast:
Producers:
Executive Producers:
Bruno Heller
John Milius
William J. Macdonald
Frank Doelger
Anne Thomopoulos
Co-Executive Producers:
Jim Dyer
Eugene Kelly
Historical Consultant
Jonathan Stamp
Directors:
Michael Apted
Allen Coulter
Julian Farino
Jeremy Podeswa
Alan Poul
Mikael Salomon
Steve Shill
Alan Taylor
Timothy Van Patten
Writers:
Bruno Heller
John Milius
William J. Macdonald
David Frankel
Adrian Hodges
Alexandra Cunningham
The series begins in 51 BC, as Gaius Julius Caesar has completed his masterful conquest of Gaul after eight years of war, and is preparing to return to Rome. He heads home with thousands of battle-hardened men and a populist agenda for radical social change.
Terrified, the aristocracy threatens to prosecute Caesar for war crimes as soon as he sets foot in Rome. Caesar's old friend and mentor, Pompey Magnus, attempts to foment mutiny in order to maintain the balance of power.
Two of Caesar's soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, thwart Pompey's plan. Their fates become entwined with those of Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, and the boy Octavian, a strange and awkward child who, by political guile and bloody force, will become the First Emperor of Rome.
Source: BBC
Terrified, the aristocracy threatens to prosecute Caesar for war crimes as soon as he sets foot in Rome. Caesar's old friend and mentor, Pompey Magnus, attempts to foment mutiny in order to maintain the balance of power.
Two of Caesar's soldiers, Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, thwart Pompey's plan. Their fates become entwined with those of Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, and the boy Octavian, a strange and awkward child who, by political guile and bloody force, will become the First Emperor of Rome.
Source: BBC
Cast:
Lucius Vorenus: Kevin McKidd
Titus Pullo: Ray Stevenson
Julius Caesar: Ciaran Hinds
Pompey Magnus: Kenneth Cranham
Atia of the Julii: Polly Walker
Mark Antony: James Purefoy
Marcus Junius Brutus: Tobias Menzies
Servilia of the Junii: Lindsay Duncan
Niobe: Indira Varma
Gaius Octavian: Max Pirkis
Octavia of the Julii: Kerry Condon
Quintus Pompey: Rick Warden
Porcius Cato: Karl Johnson
Marcus Tullius Cicero: David Bamber
Timon: Lee Boardman
Producers:
Executive Producers:
Bruno Heller
John Milius
William J. Macdonald
Frank Doelger
Anne Thomopoulos
Co-Executive Producers:
Jim Dyer
Eugene Kelly
Historical Consultant
Jonathan Stamp
Directors:
Michael Apted
Allen Coulter
Julian Farino
Jeremy Podeswa
Alan Poul
Mikael Salomon
Steve Shill
Alan Taylor
Timothy Van Patten
Writers:
Bruno Heller
John Milius
William J. Macdonald
David Frankel
Adrian Hodges
Alexandra Cunningham