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Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

Year:

2011

Duration:

55 min (approx.)

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History

IMDB rate:

8.7

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2011-01-21

Filming Locations: Auckland, New Zealand

Cast

Actor

Character

Manu Bennett

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

Jessica Grace Smith

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

John Hannah

Batiatus

Peter Mensah

Oenomaus

Dustin Clare

Gannicus

Nick E. Tarabay

Ashur

Lucy Lawless

Lucretia

Craig Walsh-Wrightson

Solonius

Lesley-Ann Brandt

Naevia

Antonio Te Maioha

Barca

Stephen Lovatt

Tullius

Shane Rangi

Dagan

Raicho Vasilev

Gnaeus

Ioane King

Rhaskos

Luke Pegler

Marcus

Marisa Ramirez

Melitta

Gareth Williams

Vettius

Jeffrey Thomas

Titus

Jaime Murray

Gaia

Josef Brown

Auctus

Peter Feeney

Quintilius Varis

Steven A. Davis

Indus

Did you know?

Trivia

"Gods of the Arena" takes place 5 years before "Blood and Sand".

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First appearance of Gannicus whom would reappear in "Vengeance".

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The idea for the prequel, came from a conversation that creator Steven S. DeKnight had with actor John Hannah. Hannah's character had been killed off in the first season, but Hannah enjoyed working on the show so much that he told DeKnight he'd be more than willing to continue working with it somehow. As it was, production of the second season was on hold due to the declining health of star actor Andy Whitfield. So DeKnight's idea to shoot a prequel to season one was the ideal way to continue working with John Hannah and give audience members something to "feast on" until season two could go into production.

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Faq

Should I see this before Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Vengeance or War Of The Damned?

It's recommended you watch them in the order they aired:Spartacus: Blood and SandSpartacus: Gods of the ArenaSpartacus: VengeanceSpartacus: War of the DamnedWhile this miniseries is a prequel to Blood and Sand, the very beginning and very end of Gods of the Arena spoil the ending to Blood and Sand. Also, there are some characters and plot developments that stem from Gods of the Arena in Vengeance. So it's recommended you watch this miniseries before Vengeance to understand them.

Will there be a second season?

For Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena, no.This was a six episode prequel season to the first season of Spartacus: Blood And Sand. A second and third season of Blood and Sand has finished airing and they are titled "Spartacus: Vengeance" and "Spartacus: War Of The Damned" respectively. WotD is the final season of the series.

What are the differences between the TV Versions and the Blu-ray Versions?

Like "Spartacus: Blood and Sand", Extended Version were released on Blu-ray that feature more violence, nudity and also extended plot sequences that are missing in the TV versions. Detailed comparisons between these versions with pictures can be found here.

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