Spartacus
Stuck the LandingFinale "Victory" scored 9.7, one of its highest-rated episodes.
Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 10/10Sexually explicitFrank sexual content.This show: 9/10RevengeVengeance as the driving motive.This show: 8/10AdrenalineAction and thrills as the primary reward.This show: 8/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 8/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 8/10Big-budget spectacleBlockbuster-scale production values.This show: 7/10War & militaryArmed conflict and the soldier's experience.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Andy WhitfieldLucy LawlessManu BennettDaniel FeuerriegelPeter MensahNick E. Tarabay
Written by
Steven S. DeKnight
Starring
Andy WhitfieldLucy LawlessManu BennettDaniel FeuerriegelPeter MensahNick E. Tarabay
Written by
Steven S. DeKnight
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Spartacus Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.6 | |
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 9.3 | ||||
| S3 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.1 | 9.7 |
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About
"Pulpy gladiator soap that earns its epic ending"
Spartacus follows a Thracian gladiator sold into slavery in ancient Rome, forced to fight for the entertainment of a corrupt city while plotting a rebellion that will shake the Republic. The show is unapologetically brutal and stylized, all slow-motion blood spray, blunt dialogue, and soap-opera scheming inside the gladiator house. It starts as pulpy shock television but tightens into something genuinely gripping, with betrayals and power struggles that build real momentum. It's gory, horny, and melodramatic by design, but the escalating stakes and a magnetic ensemble cast turn it into a surprisingly satisfying slow burn.
Watch it for
the way early exploitative pulp curdles into a genuinely stirring rebellion story.
Maybe skip if
you can't tolerate stylized ultra-violence, constant nudity, and soap-opera-level dialogue.
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Blood and Sand2010
8.660K1311h 25m
Torn from his homeland and the woman he loves, Spartacus is condemned to the brutal world of the arena where blood and death are primetime entertainment. But not all battles are fought upon the sands. Treachery, corruption, and the allure of sensual pleasures will constantly test Spartacus. To survive, he must become more than a man. More than a gladiator. He must become a legend.
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Vengeance2012
8.535K109h 7m
On the heels of the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus, the gladiator rebellion continues and begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic. Gaius Claudius Glaber and his Roman troops are sent to Capua to crush the growing band of freed slaves that Spartacus leads before it can inflict further damage. Spartacus is presented the choice of satisfying his personal need for vengeance against the man that condemned his wife to slavery and eventual death or making the larger sacrifices necessary to keep his budding army from breaking apart.
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War of the Damned2013
8.938K109h 5m
Spartacus, determined to bring down the Roman Republic, now leads a rebellion swelled by thousands of freed slaves. Roman leader Gaius Claudius Glaber has died, and former rivals Naevia, Crixus, Gannicus and Agron become rebel generals, joining Spartacus in the war against the empire. The Roman Senate turns to a ruthless politician and soldier, Marcus Crassus, to put down the slaves. Crassus takes on a young rising star - Julius Caesar - as an ally.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Andy Whitfield Spartacus
Lucy Lawless Lucretia
Manu Bennett Crixus
Daniel Feuerriegel Agron
Peter Mensah Doctore, Oenomaus
Nick E. Tarabay Ashur
Viva Bianca Ilithyia
Liam McIntyre Spartacus
Pana Hema Taylor Nasir
Cynthia Addai-Robinson Naevia
Crew
Steven S. DeKnight
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