"Spartacus: Gods of the Arena" (2011) TV mini-series 2011-

Creator:

Steven S. DeKnight
(more)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

21 January 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | History

Plot:

Before Spartacus struck down his first opponent in the arena, there were many gladiators who passed...

Plot Keywords:

Arena | Gladiator | Male Full Frontal Nudity | Slave | Infidelity

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations

Cast

John Hannah	...	Batiatus / ... (6 episodes, 2011)
Manu Bennett	...	Crixus (6 episodes, 2011)
Peter Mensah	...	Oenomaus (6 episodes, 2011)
Dustin Clare	...	Gannicus (6 episodes, 2011)
Nick Tarabay	...	Ashur (6 episodes, 2011)
Lucy Lawless	...	Lucretia (6 episodes, 2011)
Craig Walsh-Wrightson	...	Solonius (6 episodes, 2011)
Lesley-Ann Brandt	...	Naevia (6 episodes, 2011)
Antonio Te Maioha	...	Barca (6 episodes, 2011)
Stephen Lovatt	...	Tullius (6 episodes, 2011)
Shane Rangi	...	Dagan (6 episodes, 2011)
Jessica Grace Smith	...	Diona (6 episodes, 2011)
Raicho Vasilev	...	Gnaeus (6 episodes, 2011)
Ioane King	...	Rhaskos (6 episodes, 2011)
Luke Pegler	...	Marcus (6 episodes, 2011)
Marisa Ramirez	...	Melitta (5 episodes, 2011)
Gareth Williams	...	Vettius (5 episodes, 2011)
Jeffrey Thomas	...	Titus (5 episodes, 2011)
Jaime Murray	...	Gaia (4 episodes, 2011)
Josef Brown	...	Auctus (3 episodes, 2011)
Peter Feeney	...	Quintilius Varis / ... (3 episodes, 2011)
Steven A. Davis	...	Indus (3 episodes, 2011)

Series Directed by
Rick Jacobson		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Writing credits
Steven S. DeKnight		(6 episodes, 2011)

Series Produced by
Steven S. DeKnight	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Joshua Donen	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Brent Fletcher	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Moira Grant	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Paul Grinder	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Rick Jacobson	....	producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Charles Knight	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Aaron Lam	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Sam Raimi	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Chloe Smith	....	producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Maurissa Tancharoen	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Robert G. Tapert	....	executive producer (6 episodes, 2011)
Jed Whedon	....	co-producer (6 episodes, 2011)

Series Original Music by
Joseph LoDuca		(6 episodes, 2011)

Series Cinematography by
Aaron Morton		(1 episode, 2011)

Series Film Editing by
Tom Eagles		(2 episodes, 2011)
Bryan Shaw		(2 episodes, 2011)

Series Casting by
Paul Weber		(5 episodes, 2011)

Series Production Design by
Iain Aitken		(1 episode, 2011)

Series Art Direction by
Nick Bassett		(6 episodes, 2011)

Series Set Decoration by
Chris Elliot		(1 episode, 2011)

Series Costume Design by
Barbara Darragh		(1 episode, 2011)

Series Makeup Department
Michael Krehl	....	background makeup supervisor (6 episodes, 2011)
Jaime Leigh McIntosh	....	make up artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Carmen Te Moananui	....	assistant to makeup designer (6 episodes, 2011)
Roger Murray	....	prosthetic manufacture (6 episodes, 2011)
Sarah Rubano	....	prosthetic makeup supervisor (6 episodes, 2011)
Vinnie Smith	....	makeup supervisor (6 episodes, 2011)
Melina Strachan	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Georgia Lockhart-Adams	....	key makeup artist (4 episodes, 2011)
Jane O'Kane	....	makeup/hair/prosthetics designer (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Production Management
Nicola Spencer	....	post-production supervisor (6 episodes, 2011)
Melanie Turner	....	unit production manager (6 episodes, 2011)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Baudouin du Bois	....	assistant director / fourth assistant director (6 episodes, 2011)
Bruno Du Bois	....	second second assistant director (6 episodes, 2011)
Robyn Grace	....	first assistant director: second unit (6 episodes, 2011)
Paul Grinder	....	second unit director (6 episodes, 2011)
David Fraser Young	....	third assistant director (5 episodes, 2011)
Hamish McFarlane	....	first assistant director (3 episodes, 2011)
Rachael Boggs	....	second assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)
Axel Paton	....	first assistant director (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Art Department
Robert Bavin	....	property master (6 episodes, 2011)
Daniel Birt	....	leadman / set dresser (6 episodes, 2011)
Tasha Lang	....	props buyer / property buyer (6 episodes, 2011)
Roger Murray	....	prop manufacturing supervisor (6 episodes, 2011)
Taya Polkinghorne	....	stand-by assistant / stand-by prop assistant (6 episodes, 2011)
Nick Connor	....	set designer (2 episodes, 2011)
Mark Grenfell	....	on-set art director (2 episodes, 2011)
George Hamilton	....	on-set art director (2 episodes, 2011)
Sarah Bailey Harper	....	set decorating textiles (2 episodes, 2011)
Tom Holden	....	stand-by props (2 episodes, 2011)
Renee Kofoed	....	art department runner (2 episodes, 2011)
Neil Laffoley	....	prop finisher (2 episodes, 2011)
Daniel Lloyd	....	art department coordinator / illustrator (2 episodes, 2011)
Eliza Meldrum	....	set dresser (2 episodes, 2011)
Robbie Penny	....	head greensman (2 episodes, 2011)
Hamish Wain	....	set decorating fabricator (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Sound Department
Narelle Ahrens	....	foley artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Matt Aickin	....	dialogue editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Bruno Barrett-Garnier	....	sound re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Jonathan Bruce	....	foley editor / foley recordist (6 episodes, 2011)
Lloyd Canham	....	loop group mixer editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Campbell Cooley	....	loop artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Bruce Langley	....	sound designer / sound effects editor (6 episodes, 2011)
David Madigan	....	sound mixer (6 episodes, 2011)
Stefano Marchetti	....	adr recording (6 episodes, 2011)
Michelle Mascol	....	adr mixer (6 episodes, 2011)
Ben Stockwell	....	foley artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Gareth Van Niekerk	....	additional sound editor / foley artist (6 episodes, 2011)
C.J. Withey	....	sound assistant (6 episodes, 2011)
William Freesh	....	sound re-recording mixer (5 episodes, 2011)
Amy Barber	....	foley artist / foley editor (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Special Effects by
Tanya Bidois	....	special effects office coordinator (1 episode, 2011)
Mike Cahill	....	special effects senior technician (1 episode, 2011)
Brin Compton	....	special effects technician (1 episode, 2011)
Brendon Durey	....	special effects supervisor (1 episode, 2011)
Rowan Tweed	....	special effects assistant (1 episode, 2011)
Steve Yardley	....	special effects senior technician (1 episode, 2011)

Series Visual Effects by
Alicia Aguilera	....	flame artist (6 episodes, 2011)
James Corden	....	visual effects artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Daniel James Cox	....	visual effects art director (6 episodes, 2011)
Paul Dickson	....	digital effects artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Greg Flannagan	....	digital compositor (6 episodes, 2011)
Ryan Heelan	....	visual effects assistant (6 episodes, 2011)
Adam Kelway	....	compositor (6 episodes, 2011)
Grant Kronfeld	....	visual effects editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Michaela Maguire	....	visual effects coordinator (6 episodes, 2011)
Neil Mayo	....	visual effects editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Charlie McClellan	....	executive visual effects supervisor (6 episodes, 2011)
Stephen McHardy	....	assistant visual effects editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Emrys Plaisted	....	compositor: 3dcgi ltd (6 episodes, 2011)
Dale Pretorius	....	digital compositor (6 episodes, 2011)
Ian Quigley	....	visual effects (6 episodes, 2011)
Jillian Round	....	visual effects artist (6 episodes, 2011)
John Walters	....	visual effects artist (6 episodes, 2011)
Matt Westbrooke	....	compositor (6 episodes, 2011)
Tim Capper	....	visual effects supervisor (3 episodes, 2011)
Dudley Birch	....	matte painter (2 episodes, 2011)
Nicolas Houle	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2011)
Caleb Thompson	....	digital compositor (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Stunts
Mana Hira Davis	....	stunts (6 episodes, 2011)
Shane Dawson	....	assistant stunt coordinator / stunt coordinator (6 episodes, 2011)
Clinton Elvey	....	stunts (6 episodes, 2011)
Glen Levy	....	stunt performer (6 episodes, 2011)
Adrian McGaw	....	stunts / additional stunts / ... (6 episodes, 2011)
Allan Poppleton	....	fight coordinator / key stunt coordinator (6 episodes, 2011)
Vincent Roxburgh	....	stunts / stunt performer (6 episodes, 2011)
Jacob Tomuri	....	stunts (6 episodes, 2011)
Raicho Vasilev	....	stunt performer (6 episodes, 2011)
Tim Wong	....	stunt coordinator (5 episodes, 2011)
Paul Shapcott	....	stunt coordinator (4 episodes, 2011)
Ryan Carey	....	assistant action coordinator (3 episodes, 2011)
Erika Takacs	....	stunt department coordinator (3 episodes, 2011)
Brenna Townshend	....	stunt department coordinator (3 episodes, 2011)
Daniel Andrews	....	additional stunts / stunt performer (2 episodes, 2011)
Tyrone Bell	....	stunts (2 episodes, 2011)
Crystal Branch-Vickers	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2011)
Marcus Goldfinch	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2011)
Albert Heimuli	....	stunt performer (2 episodes, 2011)
Tony Marsh	....	additional stunts (2 episodes, 2011)
Steve McQuillan	....	additional stunt player / additional stunts (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Marc Ehrenbold	....	steadicam operator (6 episodes, 2011)
John Enright	....	gaffer: second unit / rigging gaffer (6 episodes, 2011)
Scott Harman	....	lighting technician (6 episodes, 2011)
Luke Macready	....	second unit: best boy electric (6 episodes, 2011)
James Rua	....	additional second assistant camera (3 episodes, 2011)
Sam Bailey	....	first assistant camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Todd Bilton	....	camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Dave Garbett	....	director of photography: second unit (2 episodes, 2011)
Brenden Holster	....	camera operator: "b" camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Blair Ihaka	....	first assistant camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Chris Lucas	....	digital operator (2 episodes, 2011)
Cameron McLean	....	camera operator: A Camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Nigel Nally	....	second assistant camera (2 episodes, 2011)
David Russell	....	second assistant camera (2 episodes, 2011)
Jay Weston	....	digital operator (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Casting Department
Jennifer Lurey	....	casting associate (6 episodes, 2011)
Annabelle Lomas	....	casting: NZ (2 episodes, 2011)
Faith Martin	....	casting: AU (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jillian Chitty	....	costume cutter/stitcher (6 episodes, 2011)
Barbara Pinn	....	key costumer (2 episodes, 2011)

Series Editorial Department
Ilya Klarich	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Daisy Lawless	....	assistant editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Margaux Peach	....	post-production assistant (6 episodes, 2011)
Matt Tate	....	senior assistant editor (6 episodes, 2011)
Samantha Thrupp	....	post-production coordinator (6 episodes, 2011)
Peter Williams	....	digital intermediate colourist (6 episodes, 2011)

Series Music Department
Jason Smith	....	music editor (6 episodes, 2011)

Series Transportation Department
Andrew Burfield	....	driver: cast (6 episodes, 2011)

Series Other crew
Steven Belgard	....	publicity team (6 episodes, 2011)
Jenny DeArmitt	....	assistant to writer (6 episodes, 2011)
Mike Groner	....	insurance broker (6 episodes, 2011)
David W. Hamilton	....	insurance broker (6 episodes, 2011)
Alex Hammond	....	runner (6 episodes, 2011)
Aaron Irvin	....	historical consultant (6 episodes, 2011)
Abby Jones	....	craft service manager (6 episodes, 2011)
Bren MacKenzie	....	second assistant accountant (6 episodes, 2011)
Jeffrey Stevens	....	historical consultant (6 episodes, 2011)
Kylie Gaudin	....	production coordinator (3 episodes, 2011)
Seamus Kevin Fahey	....	executive story editor (2 episodes, 2011)
Misha Green	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2011)
Aaron Helbing	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2011)
Todd Helbing	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2011)
Monique Knight	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2011)
Dianne Moffatt	....	script supervisor (2 episodes, 2011)

Production Companies

• Starz Media

Distributors

• Starz! Network (2011) (USA) (TV) (cable)
• HBO Hungary (2011) (Hungary) (TV)
• RTL Crime (2011) (Germany) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)

Also Known As:

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Syriac

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:R | New Zealand:R18 | UK:18 (DVD rating) | Germany:18 (DVD rating) (cut)

Filming Locations:

Auckland, New Zealand

Company:

Starz Media

Movie Connections:

Spin off from "Spartacus: War of the Damned" (2010)

Spartacus, without Spartacus?

There were many skeptics leading into this new season (not technically season 2) of "Spartacus: Gods of the Arena", many feared it would not be worth watching without Andy Whitfield. For those with concerns, here is some advice: watch it! The major antagonist was lost from the previous season, but the character depth/story of the new leading actor is building AND new depths of past characters from "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" are unveiled. The history of how they developed is fascinating. The relationship differences between the two season are significant, thus there is a huge void of curiosity leftover to reveal how they developed to become the personalities they portrayed in season 1.

It would be remiss to leave out the absolute, succulent gratuity that peaks our senses! The world is enriched with beautiful people, outstanding wardrobes cast in a time that fascinates most, the Roman Empire. Did I mention that many of these beautiful people are quite revealing? Nudity! It is with taste I might add! Of course, references to porn are made, but no porn has the character depth and sophistication that gives the sexual scenes the passion that is conveyed in this series. The necessity to produce these scenes is important in fostering the time-period's stance of sexual openness. The costume range is great; the rich are adorned with lavish jewelry and a colorful, flowing wardrobe which is artistically chosen, and for the poor, well sometimes they are left with nothing. The gladiators are especially left without much clothing, but the armor they do wear is often demonic, intimidating and everything you would naturally expect to find on a person when they are fighting to the DEATH!

The fight scenes are well choreographed and blood is everywhere! The array of weapons to choose from, the differences in fighting styles, the varying levels of fighting skill all make for interesting battles in the arena. Also, bear in mind that the arena is not only for physical fighting, but the political fold is the pressing force behind the fights. Basically, it is more than just a fight, what you see is not entirely what you get. The fight's value is difference for the gladiator, than it is for the crowd, than it is for the owner's of the gladiators; and, these differences are excellently contrasted. The graphics are not top-notch, but it adds a stylistic element to the show. The blood is vibrant and sometimes seems to defy physics--it's great! The acting is intense and the director seems to strive away from being "natural" which is good. The intensity is not monochromatic and individual to each characters personality.

In a short and sweet summary, this gratuitous mash of beautiful people, fight scenes, political undertones is nothing short of brilliant. Watch it for what it is and you will not be disappointed.