Episode Detail: Pilot Episode/Will - Empire
Debut: A five-part dramatization of the rise of the Roman emperor Augustus (Santiago Cabrera) following the assassination of his uncle Julius Caesar. At the would-be emperor's side: the fictional gladiator Tyrannus (Jonathan Cake). As Part 1 begins, the triumphant Caesar (Colm Feore) anoints his nephew as his heir. But the Ides of March is approaching, and he won't have his uncle around to protect him for long.