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Spartacus: Blood and Sand

Country: USA, Language: English, 60 mins

  • Director: Jesse Warn et al.
  • Writer: Steven S. DeKnight
  • Producer: Charles Knight

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The future of the TV series - graphic blood, guts and gore...and sex - in HD.

It's all been seen before - 300 - this is just an elongated version.

Bear with it - after the first eye-popping episode - the characters develop and it does actually have some merit.

It's television - it's entertainment - and, it looks really good.


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The(ir) Blurb...

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.

Cast & Characters

Andy Whitfield as Spartacus;
Manu Bennett as Crixus;
Peter Mensah as Doctore;
Nick Tarabay as Ashur;
John Hannah as Batiatus;
Lucy Lawless as Lucretia;
Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia;
Viva Bianca as Ilithyia;
Jai Courtney as Varro;
Erin Cummings as Sura;
David Austin as Medicus;
Antonio Te Maioho as Barca;
Walsh Wrightson as Solonius;
Eka Darville as Pietros;
Raicho Vasilev as Gnaeus