Gladiator 2 will air on Paramount Plus next week. Here are the details

Paramount Plus will soon have a new offering to entertain the streaming crowds: Ridley Scott’s long-awaited historical sequel Gladiator 2.

The sequel to the 2000 Oscar winner. Scott’s epic starring Paul Mezcal as Lucius, the young boy in the first film who idolized Russell Crowe’s Maximus. Lucius’ mother Lucilla, who was the sister of Emperor Commodus in the original film, is played by returning actress Connie Nielsen. Gladiator 2 is set many years later in ancient Rome and sees Lucius “enter the Colosseum after his home has been overrun by tyrannical emperors,” according to official synopsis.

The Gladiator 2 cast also includes Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Lior Raz and Derek Jacobi, who reprises his Gladiator role as Senator Gracchus. If you’re looking to stream a revenge action spectacle, here’s when Gladiator 2 is out on Paramount Plus.

When to watch Gladiator 2 on Paramount Plus

The the action epic will drop overnight on Tuesday, January 21, for people in the US and Canada. Based somewhere else? Paramount Plus said that “availability of Gladiator 2 in additional international Paramount+ markets will be announced at a later date.”

If you don’t have Paramount Plus and want to watch Lucius’ journey in Gladiator 2, you can sign up for either the ad-supported Essential plan, which costs $8 per month, or the Paramount Plus with Showtime plan, which costs $13 per month. The sequel film is also available to rent for $10 per Amazon and Fandango at home. The first Gladiator is too streaming on Paramount Plus.

Paramount Plus plans differ in several ways. Choosing the Showtime plan limits ads to showing “live TV and a few shows.” The more expensive plan also adds Showtime programming, the ability to download titles and your local CBS station live. You also have the option to save on the Essential or Showtime plan by paying for a year in advance.