

Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestTwenty year-old Julius Caesar flees Rome for his life during the reign of Sulla but through skill and ambition rises four decades later to become Rome's supreme dictator.
Acting
Richard Harris's dying Sulla is *chef's kiss* theatrical.
Costume
Togas that look like bedsheets but commit fully.
Production
2002 TV budget stretched to its absolute limit.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Richard Harris filmed his scenes while visibly ill; he died months after airing. His frailty accidentally perfects Sulla's decay.
This miniseries premiered alongside HBO's Rome development — networks were racing to capitalize on Gladiator's success. This one lost.