MGM+ Renews & Refreshens 'Rogue Heroes' & 'Domina'

Amazon’s takeover of MGM closed in the spring of 2022, but the effects are only starting to be felt beyond the complete migration of all James Bond titles to Prime Video. As part of the deal, Amazon inherited Epix, the streaming service MGM owned as part of Epix Entertainment LLC, which is also responsible for the premium cable channel of the same name. Since the merger, the streaming service has announced it will be rebranding as MGM+, renewed Belgravia for Season 2 after it lay dormant for two and a half years, and picked up A Spy Among Friends. Now it adds Rogue Heroes and Domina to the list of shows getting renewed and refreshed.

Domina is a series Epix/MGM+ produces in conjunction with Sky, a period piece drama set in ancient Rome, which initially streamed in mid-2021. Like I, Claudius and Rome before it, the series chronicles Gaius/Emperor Augustus Caesar’s (Matthew McNulty) rise from the perspective of his famously murderous third wife, Livia Drusilla (Kasia Smutniak). It was initially handed a second series order for eight more episodes in March 2022, one of the last actions by Epix’s old regime. Since then, there’s been little movement due to the merger, which forced everything into a holding pattern.

But with the new casting announcement, it looks like the show is also getting a bit of an overhaul with three new cast members, including Benjamin Isaac (Holmes & Watson), who will take over the role of Livia’s son Tiberius from the departing Enzo Cilenti. The series also adds David Avery (The Night Manager) and Joelle (Dune) in prominent antagonist roles for the new season. The returning cast includes Ben Batt (Jamestown), Claire Forlani (Departure), Darrell D’Silva (Van der Valk), Christine Bottomley (The Nest), and Colette Dalal Tchantcho (Dangerous Liaisons).