![]() ![]() “lt was disheartening, not only because we had a lot of expectations and were gearing up for Season 2 but because of how hard Andy was working,” said Carmi Zlotnik, who oversees programming for Starz Entertainment and production of Starz’s original series. Whitfield’s cancer returned, and he decided to bow out of the series to focus on his health. A story line that paused to focus on the house of Batiatus and its gladiator school before Spartacus arrived would give Whitfield time to undergo treatment and recovery before returning to the series and its demanding fight scenes.īut then there was more bad news. ![]() The prequel was dreamed up at the last minute as a way to bide time after Spartacus himself - actor Andy Whitfield - was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. ![]() In it, Lawless will reprise her role as the scheming Lucretia with John Hannah returning as her husband, Batiatus, providing a back story to last year’s surprise hit, “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” That’s the way Lucy Lawless describes the six-episode series that begins Friday night on Starz. “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” is a prequel born of adversity.
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