• Network: Starz
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 21, 2011
  • Season #: 1
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 6 Critics What's this?

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 100 Ratings

  • Summary: The prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand features the life of the first gladiator of Capua, Gannicus (Dustin Clare).
  • Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Reviewed by: Ed Bark
    Jan 21, 2011
    75
    It's obviously not for the squeamish, nor perhaps for the refined. But it's al-i-i-i-i-i-ve in so many ways. So what the hell, let's rock.
  2. Reviewed by: Darren Franich
    Jan 18, 2011
    75
    Spartacus Minus Spartacus is an engrossing piece of wheel spinning.
  3. Reviewed by: Ginia Bellafante
    Jan 20, 2011
    50
    The result is a production even more fantastically soapy than the first, visually elevated by an apocalyptic video-game look in which the orgiastic sex and violence are presented with a studied, syncopated choreography.
  4. Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Jan 20, 2011
    25
    Unadulterated rubbish, and exactly what fans expect. Bravo, Starz.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. I have to admit, when the Celtic gladiator came out all smiles and joking around, I thought Damn, I hope this isnt "the replacement" for Spartacus. However by the middle of the show I thought his character was fantastic! If you liked the first season, this prequel will impress you too! It has a lot of potential.

    In the end I think 'Gods of the Arena' is going to be pulling off another 10/10 Im very impressed ;-)
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  2. 10
    Do not be dissuaded by the promotional material for this show depicting lots of flashy sex and violence. This is no '300' clone. Beneath the veneer lies a show with profound depth and character development, and one of the best plots I have ever seen on any screen. This speaks even more to the original Spartacus season, which literally had me and my friends on the edge of our seats. Give it four episodes to work out its identity and the story will catch you like a fish on a hook. Watch it with your friends. Me and my buddies have been doing a weekly Spartacus night for months with no girls allowed. Highest Marks! GO out of your way to watch this! Expand
  3. Gods of the Arena is really as interesting as the first season, showing us sides of the characters we didnt knew through their past, its more then a way to wait for the second season! Expand
  4. Still adore show and characters...it kept its same sensational exaggerations...but Jupiters C*ck! prequel wasn't about Spartacus . Replacement was Fabio with Superego worse than Crixus. House of Batiatus rule Expand

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