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Spartacus: Blood and Sand is a Starz television series that premiered on January 22, 2010. The series focuses on the historical figure of Spartacus (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic. Executive producers Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading to the records of history.[1] The show has been rated TV-MA for graphic violence, strong sexual content, and coarse language.

On December 22, 2009, it was announced that the show was renewed for a second season before even premiering.[2] However, on March 9, 2010, IGN.com reported that the production of Season 2 has been delayed due to star Andy Whitfield being diagnosed with early-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma.[3] According to the weekly New York magazine, due to the delay, Starz developed a six-episode prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand.[4]

Betrayed by the Romans, forced into slavery, reborn as a Gladiator. The classic tale of the Republic's most infamous rebel comes alive in the graphic and visceral new series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment. But not all battles are fought upon the sands. Treachery, corruption, and the allure of sensual pleasures will constantly test Spartacus. To survive, he must become more than a man, more than a gladiator. He must become a legend.

Spartacus' gladiatorial career is soaring but he is heartbroken when Sura is delivered to him mortally wounded, which is unbeknownst to him a power play by Batiatus in order to keep his loyalty. Crixus awakens from his wounds during the same fight which brought Spartacus stardom to find his status as champion of Capua stolen by Spartacus. Spartacus casts off his history as a Thracian, and forgets his dream of freedom, becoming content with life as champion. The turning point is when he is forced to kill his only friend in the ludus, Varro, when Ilithyia seduces the editor of an exhibition match in order to hurt Spartacus. While suffering from his wound in this match, he has fever dreams that lead him to discover Batiatus arranged Sura's death. Knowing that it is all or nothing when it comes to resistance of his enslavement, he resolves to "kill them all" and lead a revolt against the ruling house he once fought for.

The premiere episode of the series set a record for Starz, with 553,000 viewers on their network, and another 460,000 on Encore, where the show was available only that weekend.[19] Critical reception of the first episode was varied; the review aggregate website Metacritic gave the show a score of 54 out of 100.[20] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave it the grade B+, saying it "might prove to be the not-at-all-guilty pleasure of the season."[21] Barry Garron of the Hollywood Reporter suggested that with "such thin stories...it's small wonder that sex and violence are used to take up the slack."[22] Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote that John Hannah as Batiatus "keeps the show grounded with a persuasive portrait of a man engaged in a stressful daily business" and called Whitfield as Spartacus "handsome and buff and smart and beastly."[23]

The show opens with a disclaimer regarding the show's representation of the historical Roman society: "Spartacus depicts extreme sensuality, brutality and language that some viewers may find objectionable. The show is a historical portrayal of ancient Roman society and the intensity of the content is to suggest an authentic representation of that period." Producers Steven S. DeKnight and Robert Tapert have stated they use two historical consultants, with whom they exchanged scripts.[1]

Batiatus: What would you do to hold your wife again? To feel the warmth of her skin, to taste her lips? Would you kill?Spartacus: Whoever stood between us.Batiatus: How many men? A hundred, a thousand?Spartacus: I would kill them all.Batiatus: Then do it in the arena. Fight for me, and the honor of my forefathers. Prove yourself, climb to the pinnacle, gain your freedom, and that of the woman you've lost.

Spartacus is an extremely graphic, bloody and explicit television drama series created by Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Steven DeKnight. It aired for four seasons on Starz from 2010 to 2013, with each season sporting a different subtitle.

The series tells the story of the historical gladiator-turned-rebel leader Spartacus, but drenched in an over-the-top aesthetic lifted directly from 300. Blood, sex and intrigue abound. Andy Whitfield stars in the first season, Spartacus: Blood and Sand as the eponymous Thracian.

After the first season, a half-length prequel season was produced called Spartacus: Gods of the Arena due to Whitfield's cancer diagnosis. Ultimately, after Whitfield's death, he was replaced in the lead role by Liam McIntyre for the third and fourth seasons, Spartacus: Vengeance and Spartacus: War of the Damned.

STARZ is bringing back Spartacus for Thanksgiving. After the recent news that it had officially greenlit a sequel series, Spartacus: House of Ashur, the network is celebrating with a marathon over the holiday weekend exclusively on the STARZ linear network including all episodes of the epic first season, Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The episodes will be available to start binging on November 25 at 2:00 p.m. ET/PT with episodes 101-106 with the back half of the season comprised of episodes 107-113 to follow on November 26 from 2:10 p.m. ET/PT.

Spartacus: Blood and Sand premiered on the network back in 2010 and became a hit with viewers as it continued its run. Created by Steven S. DeKnight and starring Andy Whitfield as the titular Thracian gladiator and rebel legend, the first season follows his fight for survival as he's thrown into slavery away from his homeland and loved ones and condemned to fight in the arena. The love for the sword-and-sandal series with a political edge eventually sprouted into a prequel chapter, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena in 2011 followed by two sequels in Spartacus: Vengeance in 2012 and Spartacus: War of the Damned in 2013.

It's fitting that STARZ is bringing Spartacus back to where it all began as House of Ashur will pick up with a twist on where the story left off upon its end in 2013. Rather than be a direct continuation, it will instead beg the question of what would've happened if the villainous Ashur (Nick Tarabay) had avoided death on Mount Vesuvius and instead returned as a champion, taking control of the gladiator school once owned by Batiatus and being hailed as a hero by the Romans for helping squash Spartacus and the slave rebellion. Of course, it will feature much of the same that made the original series such a hit in the first place, while bending its history into something new and intriguing. That said, it won't include its titular protagonist, barring Liam McIntyre, who took over for Whitfield in future seasons, coming back as a zombie.

Catch the Spartacus: Blood and Sand marathon exclusively on the STARZ linear network this Thanksgiving weekend, starting at 2:00 p.m. ET/PT on November 25 and continuing at 2:10 p.m. ET/PT on November 26. All four seasons of the original series are currently streaming on the STARZ app in the U.S. Stay tuned here at Collider for more on Spartacus: House of Ashur as work continues on the sequel series.