Sky One dons its Toga for a lavish six-part mini series marching its way onto Thursday nights. From the executive producers of Oscar winning movie Chicago, EMPIRE is an epic drama bringing to life the fate of the entire Roman Empire and arguably one of the most significant figures in modern history, Octavius – the boy destined to become Emperor Augustus.

EMPIRE features a stellar international cast including Emily Blunt (The Devil Wears Prada) Santiago Cabrera (Heroes) Jonathan Cake (First Knight) Vincent Regan (Troy, 300) Chris Egan (Home and Away) and James Frain (24, The Tudors). Guest stars include Dennis Haysbert (24, The Wire) and Trudie Styler. Read more & comment »