You can read the complete interview with DeKnight here. Season three of Spartacus is expected to start airing in January 2013. Let’s take history, take the best parts of the story and really just try to end this as strong as possible.'” And then there were a lot of questions and back and forth about do we do ten episodes, do we do 12, do we do 16, do we do 20? Ultimately, when we looked at it from all angles both financially and creatively, we decided, ‘Let’s do ten. We knew towards the end of making the last season - we were 90 percent sure that we would be wrapping it up. It has received its fair share of criticism for its boldness. When asked if Starz had given them a heads-up, DeKNight noted, “There was a lot of conversation. With no dearth of blood, gore, brutal fights, and half-naked people on screen, it can get overwhelming, even for a hardcore Game of Thrones fan. This is by far the biggest season we’ve ever attempted.” So they gave us this opportunity to wrap up the story, and we’re certainly taking that opportunity and running with it. They didn’t want to cheat the viewers and just suddenly pull the plug. But Starz, thankfully, really stuck by the show, and they really wanted it to be told all the way to the end. Considering the lead actor met a untimely death in real life earlier in the series, the show's producers, etc., were able to keep continuity - and I appreciated a brief revisit with Andy Whitfield as Spartacus via the ending credits. Any normal studio would have just cancelled the show at that point and not risk the financial downside of it not working. He continued, “You know, the whole show was a huge risk from the start for Starz, and it was another huge risk when I decided to try to keep the show going after Andy’s passing. We certainly could have continued for a few more seasons and stretched it out, but we really wanted to end high and not feel like we were treading water - and really just condense the rest of the history into one amazing ten-episode, badass final season.” Once we got into it and after Andy’s passing and looking at the historical story of Spartacus, we came to the decision to basically end on a high note. My original plan was to attack the show in a five to seven season arc. We’ve faced many difficulties and tragedies on the show.
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It is the first episode of the Spartacus series overall.
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This show has been challenged, to say the least, in many, many ways. The Red Serpent is the pilot episode of a historical drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand.
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DeKnight, as to the reasons behind the decision.ĭeKnight said, “Starz always does the unexpected. IGN has an interview with Spartacus’ executive producer and showrunner, Steven S.
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Today, it was a surprise to hear to that Starz was ending their popular Spartacus TV series after three seasons. Torn from his homeland and separated from the woman he loves, Spartacus is forced into slavery and condemned to the bloody.