'Friday Cable Ratings: 'Gold Rush: Alaska,' & NBA Lead Night +'Smackdown,' 'Spartacus,' 'Victorious,' 'Merlin' & More'.

' 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' Season Finale, 'Kill Them All' Sees Ratings Highs With Adults 18–49'. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Seidman, Robert (April 19, 2010).^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 11, 2011).' 'Spartacus' Star Andy Whitfield's Cancer Is Back: Won't Return Next Season To Series'. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 17, 2010).'A personal message from Andy Whitfield'. ^ 'Andy Whitfield Has Cancer: 'Spartacus' Actor Diagnosed With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma'.Main article: Spartacus: War of the Damned No. Prequel Season: Gods of the Arena (2011) Main article: Spartacus: Blood and Sand No. A six-part prequel miniseries entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena was also broadcast between Seasons 1 and 2 (in 2011). A total of 33 episodes of Spartacus were broadcast over three seasons. Australian actor Liam McIntyre took over the role of Spartacus from Season 2. Although in June 2010 Whitfield was reported to be healthy and cancer free, in September his cancer returned and he died on 11 September 2011. 2013.įor the first season, the role of Spartacus was played by Andy Whitfield, who was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the completion of the first season. The series premiered on the Starz Network on Januand aired its final episode on April 12. Here the warrior proves his worth as a fighter and is sent to the House of Batiatus to be trained as a gladiator, earning the name Spartacus (Batiatus names him after a 'legendary Thracian king'). Captured by the Romans as a deserter, his wife forced into slavery, the warrior is taken to Capua to be put to death by gladiators before the public. Initially the warrior, whose name is not given, agrees to fight alongside the Roman army to help defeat barbarians from a rival tribe, but he returns home to defend his village when a Roman general decides to abandon the warrior's village and ignore the barbarians to pursue glory elsewhere. The series tells the story of a Thracian warrior who leads a rebellion against the Roman Republic. DeKnight, who served as an executive producer alongside Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert. Spartacus is an American historical epic series created by Steven S.

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