| Spartacus: Gods of the Arena | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Created by | Steven S. DeKnight |
| Written by | Steven S. DeKnight Maurissa Tancharoen Jed Whedon Aaron Helbing Todd Helbing Seamus Kevin Fahey Misha Green Brent Fletcher |
| Directed by | Jesse Warn Rick Jacobson Michael Hurst Brendan Maher John Fawcett |
| Starring | John Hannah Manu Bennett Peter Mensah Dustin Clare Jaime Murray Nick E. Tarabay Marisa Ramirez Lucy Lawless |
| Theme music composer | Joseph LoDuca |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producers | Steven S. DeKnight Robert Tapert Chloe Smith Charles Knight Aaron Lam |
| Editor | Allanah Milne |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Starz |
| Release | January 21 – February 25, 2011 |
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Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a television miniseries broadcast by American cable TV Starz, as a prequel to Spartacus, which premiered in 2011. The series follows the character Gannicus (Dustin Clare), the first gladiator representing Lentulus Batiatus to become Champion of Capua. Cast members and characters reprised from the original series include John Hannah as Batiatus, Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia, Antonio Te Maioha as Barca, and Manu Bennett as Crixus.
The miniseries aired in Canada on Movie Central and The Movie Network,[1] on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and on FX in Latin America.
- ^ Harris, Bill (August 12, 2010). "Lawless returns to 'Spartacus'". London Free Press. Quebecor Media. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.