Starz announced earlier that they’ve liked what they’ve seen and even though the 1st season hasn’t aired yet, they’ve already ordered a 2nd season of Spartacus.
Spartacus: Blood and Sand (1st season) will be premiering on Friday, January 22nd, 2010.
The 2nd season’s title is referred to as Spartacus: Vengeance.
Someone must like something they’ve seen!
An excerpt from the press release:
Nearly 4 million moviegoers saw the new “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” trailer in theaters over the weekend and it is expected to hit wide online today.
“Spartacus: Blood and Sand” features Australian newcomer Andy Whitfield as the title character, a Thracian fighting to return to his wife after being sold into slavery at a gladiatorial school. He is joined by Lucy Lawless (“Xena: Warrior Princess,” “Battlestar: Galactica”) as the deceptive Lucretia, John Hannah (The Mummy movies) as her power-hungry husband Batiatus, Peter Mensah (300) as the head of the gladiatorial school, Doctore, along with a cast of familiar as well as fresh faces.
The series is shot utilizing virtual environments in the graphic novel style of such successful features as 300 and Sin City. The process gives the show a fresh narrative approach and a hyper-realistic look that is unlike anything yet seen on TV. It’s an entirely new vision of the ancient legend.
Nuff said!?
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