Spartacus: War of the Damned (2010– )
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (original title)

Watch the story of history's greatest gladiator unfold with graphic violence and explicit sex. This is Spartacus.

Creator:

Steven S. DeKnight

Stars:

Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, Manu Bennett

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Manu Bennett	...	Crixus (33 episodes, 2010-2013)
Daniel Feuerriegel	...	Agron (26 episodes, 2010-2013)
Lucy Lawless	...	Lucretia (23 episodes, 2010-2012)
Peter Mensah	...	Doctore (22 episodes, 2010-2012)
Nick Tarabay	...	Ashur (21 episodes, 2010-2012)
Viva Bianca	...	Ilithyia (21 episodes, 2010-2012)
Liam McIntyre	...	Spartacus (20 episodes, 2012-2013)
Pana Hema Taylor	...	Nasir (19 episodes, 2012-2013)
Cynthia Addai-Robinson	...	Naevia (18 episodes, 2012-2013)
Dustin Clare	...	Gannicus (17 episodes, 2012-2013)
Heath Jones	...	Donar (17 episodes, 2012-2013)
Katrina Law	...	Mira (15 episodes, 2010-2012)
Ellen Hollman	...	Saxa (14 episodes, 2012-2013)
Barry Duffield	...	Lugo (14 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic. The Thracians had been persuaded by Claudius Glaber to serve as auxiliaries in the Roman legions in a campaign against the Getae, who had often plundered Thracian lands. However after Glaber reneges on the deal and switches his attentions from the Getae to attack Mithridates in Asia Minor, the Thracians feel betrayed and mutiny. Captured by Glaber, Spartacus is condemned to death as a Gladiator, whilst his wife Sura is condemned to slavery. Spartacus, however, proves to be a formidable gladiator, and defeats the four gladiators tasked with executing him. He becomes a favorite of the crowd, leading Senator Albinius to commute his death sentence to a life of slavery. Spartacus is purchased by Batiatus for gladiator training, who promises to help him find Sura if he proves himself in training. As the series develops, the story follows the betrayals and machinations...

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Plot Keywords:

Gladiator | Roman | Death | Slavery | Training | 

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Taglines:

This Season, The Fight For Freedom Is Fueled By Vengeance (Season 2)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [uk]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spartacus

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company Credits

Production Co:

Starz Media, Starz Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

It took 12 hours to shoot the sex scene between Ilithyia and Spartacus.

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Quotes

Spartacus: [to Mira] You do *not* know my heart!

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Connections

Referenced in House of Lies: The Mayan Apocalypse (2012)
"You are Sluticus!"

User Reviews

best TV in well, forever

its been said many times on this site but i want to add by voice, Spartacus is the TV show now and one of the best ever, along with Sons of Anarchy.

sure it started life as a 300 clone but now the story line, acting, characters, plots twists, everything are beyond the best TV and movies ever made. sure, that's a bold claim, but how long does a movie last, even multi-part epics like Godfather and LOTR only last a total of about 7 hours. in only 1 season of Sparticus we've seen characters evolve and schemes develop.

the script writers must be some kind of gods to come up with this. like many, i love that the bad guys aren't all bad, the good guys not all good. all TV and movie writers should study this to see how real characters are developed and stories created.

and the acting, where to start, Andy Whitfield and John Hannah are brilliant and Peter Mensah just owns the screen every time he's on camera. That guy should be the next Denzel or Samuel L Jackson.

and as to those who say 'too much sex, too much violence' i say 'bring it on!'