Forgotten British sitcom Plebs is set to arrive on Netflix very soon.

The comedy, which originally aired on ITV2 between 2013 and 2022, follows a group of young ordinary citizens of Ancient Rome.

Netflix users looking to catch up on the show will be able to do so from 8 August – so be sure to add it to your watchlists.

Created by Sam Leifer and The Ballad of Wallis Island's Tom Basden – the latter of whom also plays Aurelius Leifer – the series also features Friday Night Dinner's Tom Rosenthal, Brassic's Ryan Sampson, Game of Thrones' Joel Fry and Big Boys' Jon Pointing.

During its run, Plebs also featured guest turns from Fool Me Once's Keegan and Rivals Danny Dyer, and has also starred Two Doors Down's Doon Mackichan, Coronation Street's Maureen Lipman and Ted Lasso's Ellie Taylor.

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While the show ran for five seasons, it ended with a feature-length special called Soldiers of Rome around Christmas 2022.

Opening up about the decision to end the series, Leifer told The Sun in 2020: "After five series, we wanted to go out with a bang. So we're sending the plebs off to join the army.

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"Unsurprisingly, they won't cover themselves in glory or return as conquering heroes. Personally, I'm looking forward to watching Tom crawling on his hands and knees through the mud."

He later added: "We've had a blast making this show and are proud of what we've achieved with the finale. Getting to see Tom Rosenthal cry when we wrapped was also a career highlight."

Plebs will stream on Netflix from 8 August. The show also streams on ITVX.


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