Spartacus: Gods of the Arena

*Spartacus: Gods of the Arena*
Spartacus: Gods of the Arena
Genre	Historical drama
Created by	Steven S. DeKnight
Written by	Steven S. DeKnight; Maurissa Tancharoen; Jed Whedon; Aaron Helbing; Todd Helbing; Seamus Kevin Fahey; Misha Green; Brent Fletcher
Directed by	Jesse Warn; Rick Jacobson; Michael Hurst; Brendan Maher; John Fawcett
Starring	John Hannah; Manu Bennett; Peter Mensah; Dustin Clare; Jaime Murray; Nick E. Tarabay; Marisa Ramirez; Lucy Lawless
Theme music composer	Joseph LoDuca
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6
Production
Producers	Steven S. DeKnight; Robert Tapert; Chloe Smith; Charles Knight; Aaron Lam
Editor	Allanah Milne
Running time	50 minutes
Original release
Network	Starz
Release	January 21 –; February 25, 2011
Related
	Spartacus: Blood and Sand; Spartacus: Vengeance;
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Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a television miniseries broadcast by American cable TV Starz, as a prequel to Spartacus, which premiered in 2011. The series follows the character Gannicus (Dustin Clare), the first gladiator representing Lentulus Batiatus to become Champion of Capua. Cast members and characters reprised from the original series include John Hannah as Batiatus, Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, Nick E. Tarabay as Ashur, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia, Antonio Te Maioha as Barca, and Manu Bennett as Crixus.

The miniseries aired in Canada on Movie Central and The Movie Network,^[1] on Sky1 in the United Kingdom and on FX in Latin America.

^ Harris, Bill (August 12, 2010). "Lawless returns to 'Spartacus'". London Free Press. Quebecor Media. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.