Spartacus: Blood and Sand was a huge success for american network Starz and so it’s little wonder that another season is on the way. The series had a panel at the recent Comic Con event in San Diego and a few juicy tit bits about the new series were revealed.
The series will pick up where Blood and Sand left off as the slaves escaped with Spartacus and Crixus leading the ragtag army. Spartacus will apparently grow into a leader although he will still be seeking some kind of vengeance. Indeed, the title of the new season has been announced as Spartacus: Vengeance. Unfortunately due to ill health, Andy Whitfield will not be reprising his role of Spartacus with Liam Mcintyre taking over the role. Whitfield’s fight with cancer is the reason why starz gave him a break with the prequel series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.
Many of the characters from Blood and Sand are set to return in Vengeance. Oenomaus, Ashur and Lucretia are all set for roles. Lucretia will surely be after vengeance after her husband Batiatus was killed at the end of Blood and Sand. The fact that Crixus also killed her unborn baby means that she could well be a lady on a mission. Ashur was last seen escaping the clutches of Oenomaus and there is still clearly unfinished business between the two men.
I actually looked at Wikipedia after watching the show in a genuine interest at knowing about the real Spartacus. He was essentially a roman era Braveheart and if the series sticks to an historical timeline we are in for a treat. The wikipedia article is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spartacus and it’s well worth a look.
Along with the Q and A and Comic Con, the Spartacus panel also showed a teaser trailer for the new series, expected to air in the states early next year and it’s already made it’s way onto youtube.
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