Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (TV Miniseries)
2011 · Series · 300 min. · United States
TV Miniseries (2011). 6 Episodes. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a Starz television mini-series and prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand, scheduled to premiere January 21, 2011.[1] The series follows the character Gannicus (Dustin Clare), the first gladiator to become Champion of Capua. Cast members and characters being reprised from the original series include Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, John Hannah as Batiatus, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, and Manu Bennett as Crixus. Andy Whitfield will make a brief appearance as Spartacus. The opportunity to produce Gods of the Arena emerged when the second season of Blood and Sand was halted while Whitfield battled non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Steven S. DeKnight, the creator and executive producer of the series, expanded a single flashback episode into a six-part mini-series.
Direction Steven S. DeKnight · Rick Jacobson
Cast John Hannah · Dustin Clare · Lucy Lawless · Peter Mensah · Manu Bennett · Nick Tarabay · Craig Walsh-Wrightson · Stephen Lovatt · Marisa Ramirez · Antonio Te Maioha · Jaime Murray · Jeffrey Thomas · Lesley-Ann Brandt · Gareth Williams · Shane Rangi · Jessica Grace Smith · Peter Feeney · Raicho Vasilev · Josef Brown · Steven A. Davis · Ioane King · Luke Pegler
Soundtrack Joseph LoDuca
Screenplay Steven S. DeKnight
Cinematography Aaron Morton
Original title Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
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