6.7/101,101 votes#1 - Rise or Die
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/18/2024
Ancient Rome's elite plot against the rioting citizens; a cunning Plebeian schemes to change his fate; Spanish brothers arrive to sell horses for the Roman Games; three African siblings are forcibly taken to Rome, followed by their vengeful mother.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Robert Rodat
7.2/10831 votes#2 - Trust None
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/18/2024
Tenax and Domitian form a racing faction and recruit Scorpus; Antonia and Marsus undermine their efforts while Cala offers to help Tenax to protect her daughters; Emperor Vespasian ponders on his successor.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Robert Rodat
7.4/10761 votes#3 - Death's Door
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/18/2024
Kwame and Viggo bond over their ill-fated futures; the Gold Faction puts on a lavish display at the inaugural chariot races; Queen Berenice tries to convince Titus of his brother's treacherous plans to claim the throne; Vespasian chooses his heir.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Robert Rodat
7.1/10690 votes#4 - Fool's Bet
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/18/2024
Titus shuts down the Gold Faction to appease the Patricians while Scorpus, suspicious of Tenax's plan, joins the White Faction; Domitian orchestrates a grisly spectacle to show his strength; Tenax meets Ursus, a dangerous man from his past.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Writer: N/A
7.3/10667 votes#5 - Betrayal
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/18/2024
To save his image and cement his authority, Titus sends Berenice away and marries his cousin, a Roman; Tenax's dark past is finally revealed, and his chase for Ursus leaves someone dead; Kwame prepares for his fight with Flamma.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Writer: N/A
7.1/10641 votes#6 - Blood Relation
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/18/2024
A dark day looms over Rome with the eruption of Mount Vesuvius; Titus punishes Marsus and the Patricians involved in a planned coup; Domitian convinces Titus to reinstate the Gold Faction; Tenax is dangerously wounded in battle.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Writer: N/A
7.4/10636 votes#7 - Death's Bed
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 7/18/2024
Tenax reveals his past to Cala as she tends to his wounds; Scorpus grows increasingly jealous as the elder Corsi brothers, Andria and Fonsoa, win races for the Gold Faction; Kwame faces Flamma in a rematch; Tenax and Cala face off with Ursus.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Writer: N/A
7.0/10620 votes#8 - All or Nothing
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/18/2024
Following a devastating racetrack accident, Elia Corsi accuses Scorpus of causing the tragedy; Antonia allows Elia to join the Blue Faction to seek revenge.
Director: Marco Kreuzpaintner
Writer: N/A
7.8/10684 votes#9 - The Die Is Cast
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 7/18/2024
Elia faces Scorpus in a head-to-head race for revenge; Tenax puts on a public execution for the Patricians; Cala finds evidence of Domitian's treachery and betrays Tenax to save Jula; Berenice and Antonia race to get proof to Titus in time.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Robert Rodat
7.1/10740 votes#10 - Let the Games Begin
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/18/2024
Pitted against one another, Kwame and Viggo fight to the death to save their families; Tenax decides to spare Cala in exchange for her help; Domitian stops Titus from finding out the truth before it's too late.
Director: Roland Emmerich
Writer: Robert Rodat
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Within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome, follow an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman...
Genre:Drama
Network:Peacock
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Rise or Die" is the best rated episode of "Those About to Die" season 1. It scored 6.7/10 based on 1101 votes. Directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Robert Rodat, it aired on 7/18/2024. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Trust None".