In September, Starz announced that they were going to have a Spartacus Marathon with a difference; it would be Spartacus Uncut – the entire series will be rebroadcast beginning 26 October with Blood and Sand. Not only will all the episodes screen but there will be bonus footage which was only available on the Blu-Ray discs.
All 39 episodes of the series will be available on Starz on Demand and Starz Play beginning October 26th.
For more about Lucy's role as Lucretia on Spartacus visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite or the AUSXIP Spartacus News and Multimedia Site
SERIES OVERVIEW
The House of Batiatus, a gladiator training camp, is on the rise, basking in the glow of its champion Gannicus. A young Batiatus, with his loyal wife Lucretia by his side, is ready to overthrow his father and betray anyone to keep his gladiators in demand. But when Batiatus falls on hard times, it will take a gladiator greater than current champion Crixus to turn his fortunes around. When a Thracian slave named Spartacus arrives, Batiatus senses greatness. Under the watchful eye of gladiator trainer Doctore, Spartacus rises through the ranks to become the new champion. However, when Spartacus discovers that his wife Sura has been killed, he plots to avenge her death and free every slave; a bloody escape ensues. Gaius Claudius Glaber, the Roman responsible for bringing Spartacus and his wife into slavery, sends troops to crush the slave army. But Spartacus, with a rebellion swelling to thousands of freed slaves, becomes a force mightier than Rome had ever imagined. The Roman Senate turns to Marcus Crassus, a wealthy, strategic politician, for aid. With a young Julius Caesar as an ally, Crassus must crush the rebellion. And one final, bloody battle will be unleashed; a battle unlike anything ever seen before in the history of the Republic.
The back to back playoff will run as follows:
OCTOBER
- October 26th- Beginning at 10:05pm (immediately following Episode 2) "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" episodes: The Red Serpent; Sacramentum Gladiatorum; Legends
NOVEMBER
- November 2nd- Beginning at 10:05pm (immediately following Episode 3) "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" episodes: The Thing in the Pit; Shadow Games; Delicate Things
- November 9th- Beginning at 10:05pm (immediately following Episode 4) "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" episodes: Great and Unfortunate Things; Mark of the Brotherhood; Whore
- November 16th- Beginning at 10:35pm (immediately following Episode 5) "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" episodes: Party Favors; Old Wounds; Revelations
- November 23rd- Beginning at 10:05pm (immediately following the epilogue of "Dancing on the Edge") "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" episode: Kill Them All "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena" episodes: Past Transgressions; Missio
- November 30th- Beginning at 9:00pm "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena" episodes: Paterfamilias; Beneath the Mask; Reckoning
DECEMBER
- December 7th - Beginning at 9:00pm "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena" episode: The Bitter End "Spartacus: Vengeance" episodes: Fugitivus; A Place in This World
- December 14th - Beginning at 9:00pm "Spartacus: Vengeance" episodes: The Greater Good; Empty Hands; Libertus
- December 21st- Beginning at 9:00pm "Spartacus: Vengeance" episodes: Chosen Path; Sacramentum; Balance
- December 28th- Beginning at 9:00pm "Spartacus: Vengeance" episodes: Monsters; Wraths of the Gods "Spartacus: War of the Damned" episodes: Enemies of Rome
JANUARY
The following episodes do NOT have Lucy as Lucretia
- January 4th- Beginning at 9:00pm: "Spartacus: War of the Damned" episodes: Wolves at the Gate; Men of Honor; Decimation
- January 11th- Beginning at 9:00pm "Spartacus: War of the Damned" episodes: Blood Brothers, Spoils of War; Mors Indecepta
- January 18th- Beginning at 9:00pm "Spartacus: War of the Damned" episodes: Separate Paths; The Dead and the Dying; Victory
For more about Lucy's role as Lucretia on Spartacus visit the AUSXIP Lucy Lawless Spartacus subsite or the AUSXIP Spartacus News and Multimedia Site