Plebsisdescribedas"athoroughlymoderncomedyinanancientsetting."Romeistraditionallyimaginedasthehomeofemperorsandsenators,generalsandgladiators,adignifiedtheatreofpompandceremony.Butwhataboutthelittleguys,thewasters-newtothebigcity,stuckinofficejobs,unabletogetthegirls?Plebsfollowsthreedesperateyoungmenfromthesuburbsastheytrytogetlaid,holddownjobsandclimbthesocialladderinthebigcity-acitythathappenstobeAncientRome.TheshowfocusesonMarcus,Stylaxandtheirlazyslavewithanattitudeproblem,Grumio.There’salsotheboys’ruthlessboss,Flavia-anexpertmanipulatorwithaprivatelifethat’sthestuffoflegend.Unlikelytobeimmortalisedintheannalsormemorialisedinafrieze,Marcus,StylaxandGrumioareessentiallyjustabunchofPlebs.Andwhetherthey’rewearingtogas,orskinnyjeans,desperateyoungmeninanyperiodofhistoryareessentiallycutfromthesamecloth...
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