Spartacus

American television series (2010-2013)

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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.

Aired: 2010–2013
Seasons: 3 · 33 episodes
Status: Ended
Created by: Steven S. DeKnight
Network: STARZ
Genres: Drama

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Key facts

Genre: Historical drama , Sword-and-sandal
Created by: Steven S. DeKnight
Composer: Joseph LoDuca
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Number span no of seasons: 3 + miniseries
Number span no of episodes: 39 ( list of episodes )
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
Network: Starz
Release: January 22, 2010 ( 2010-01-22 ) –, April 12, 2013 ( 2013-04-12 )

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Duration: 50
Official website: www.starz.com/originals/Spartacus

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number of episodes: 33
start time: 2010-01-22
end time: 2013-04-12
number of seasons: 3
title: Spartacus

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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.