Starz '' Spartacus' to end next season

                       Starz '' Spartacus' to end next season

After stabbing, slashing and pummeling countless enemies, slay HIS Will Spartacus Roman final next year. Starz is set to announce the next season of STIs That historical drama "Spartacus" Will the show's final mark Outing. The upside: Creator Steven S. DeKnight promises the remaining episodes will be spectacular (see the final season teaser poster and video here). "This season is Bigger Than Anything We've attempted," says DeKnight. "The scope and scale is just amazing. We're dealing with massive battles between thousands of people. We hope to leave people feel Satisfied."

DeKnight says he's Been That 90 Percent Certain months for the upcoming third season - subtitled "War of the Damned" - Would Be the last for "Spartacus." Creatively, the writer-producer assures That Will result in the timing of your strong. The historical foundation for the rebel leader's journey, he says, lends ITself to wrapping up the show sooner Rather Than Later. "Looking at the story in the history books, it's wave after wave of Roman Senators going until after Spartacus who has defeated [Roman general Marcus Crassus] Comes in," says DeKnight. "There's Only So Many battles you CAN put a spin on. So let's pick out the most interesting moments in this struggle and lay out a clear narrative for Spartacus and his rebellion. I wanted to lay out a strong forward narrative with a strong antagonist. "

"Spartacus" may wrap sooner Than Many fans Might like, yet the historical drama Actually most survived longer Than Expected. The show HAS HAD to run wild and since it Difficult on Starz Launched two years ago. The first season Was a Phenomenon. Its violent comic-book imagery may have Been inspired by the hit movie "300," bots "Spartacus" "computer-assisted surgery and visual style-esque Shakespean profanely quotable dialogue ESTABLISHED Quickly the show as singularly unique. Ratings started modestly, THEN climbed with Nearly Every episode, eventually hitting about 6 Including one million viewers When all encore airings and viewing platforms.Tragedy Struck after the first season the show's breakout star When Andy Whitfield WAS diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Pre-production on season two WAS halted. A short-order sans Whitfield prequel, "Gods of the Arena," Kept the show Producers and the network functioning while Hopedale for the actor's recovery. Eventually, the role of Spartacus WAS Turned over to newcomer Liam McIntyre, who recently led the show's second season."This show HAS Been always a challenge," says DeKnight. "We've faced unique Some Challenges and Tragedies. I'm particularly Thankful to Starz. Any Other Network, if the show's lead actor ever had fallen ill and eventually passed away, They Would have Canceled the show. Starz felt like we owed it to the audience and to Andy to the finish you. "In the most recent season, Spartacus led HIS band of rebel slaves to victory Against the Romans at Mt. Vesuvius HIS longtime nemesis and defeated Gaius Claudius Glaber. As Reported first on EW.com, the season adds new year Todd Lasance as ambitious young Simon Merrells as Julius Caesar and Crassus.DeKnight says Crassus Will introduce a truly formidable enemy to help drive next year's drama. "Crassus is kind of like the Roman boogieman We've Been talking about for the last Three seasons," he says. "We meet Him in episode one and you totally get That this is a guy who - maybe he can't EQUAL Spartacus in the one-on-one fight, But he's shrewd and smart and just as dangerous as Spartacus."Spartacus Will leave behind a legacy of HAVING stretched the Boundaries of television series, between Expanding the use of green-screen technology (the show HAS never shot one frame outdoors) and proving hard-R sex and violence CAN draw year When mixed audience with compelling storytelling. There WAS, and Remains, nothing Quite like the show on TV."I Would Rather much end the series with the audience wanting more Than limping to the finish line, with only the die-hard fans sticking around for the wrap up," says DeKnight. "We Want to make the 10 best episodes we can. I can not wait for everybody to see it.

Update: Has he says DeKnight new show in development at Starz That Could Be The successor to Spartacus. We're hearing the mysterious project's working title is Incursion. The series is described in industry circles as the "Halo-like video game meets HBO's Band of Brothers." The writer-producer says the show not is Expected to Be Fully immersed Another green-screen production like Spartacus. Starz says the project is still in very early stages, But obviously we're looking forward to whatever next Makes DeKnight.