Spartacus (TV series)

*Spartacus*
Spartacus
	Season 1 intertitle
Genre	Historical drama; Sword-and-sandal
Created by	Steven S. DeKnight
Starring	Andy Whitfield; John Hannah; Manu Bennett; Erin Cummings; Lucy Lawless; Peter Mensah; Nick E. Tarabay; Jai Courtney; Viva Bianca; Katrina Law; Dustin Clare; Jaime Murray; Marisa Ramirez; Liam McIntyre; Craig Parker; Dan Feuerriegel; Brett Tucker; Cynthia Addai-Robinson; Simon Merrells; Ellen Hollman; Ditch Davey; Pana Hema Taylor; Jenna Lind; Christian Antidormi; Anna Hutchison; Todd Lasance;
Composer	Joseph LoDuca
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3 + miniseries
No. of episodes	39 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Steven S. DeKnight; Robert Tapert; Sam Raimi; Joshua Donen;
Producers	Chloe Smith; Charles Knight; Aaron Lam;
Production location	New Zealand
Cinematography	Aaron Morton
Editors	Gary Hunt; Jonathan Woodford-Robinson;
Running time	49–64 minutes
Production companies	DeKnight Productions; Starz Originals;
Original release
Network	Starz
Release	January 22, 2010 –; April 12, 2013
Related
	Spartacus: House of Ashur;
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Spartacus is an American historical drama television series created by Steven S. DeKnight that premiered on Starz on January 22, 2010, and concluded on April 12, 2013. The series was inspired by historical figure Spartacus, a Thracian gladiator who from 73 to 71 BC led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic departing from Capua. Executive producers DeKnight and Robert Tapert focused on structuring the events of Spartacus' obscure early life leading up to the beginning of historical records.

After Spartacus: Blood and Sand, production for another season was delayed because lead actor Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma, so Starz produced a six-episode prequel miniseries entitled Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. When the actor's cancer recurred and he later succumbed to the disease on September 11, 2011, Starz had actor Liam McIntyre take on the role of Spartacus in the second season titled Spartacus: Vengeance. On June 4, 2012, Starz announced the third and final season, titled Spartacus: War of the Damned. A sequel series set in an alternate timeline titled Spartacus: House of Ashur premiered in 2025.