Spartacus: Vengeance is a Starz television series and the second season and sequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand, and is scheduled to premiere on January 27, 2012. The series follows the character Spartacus (Liam McIntyre, replacing the late Andy Whitfield), after he and the rest of the gladiators killed their master Batiatus and escaped from his gladiatorial training school (ludus). Cast members and characters reprised from the original series include Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, Manu Bennett as Crixus, Nick Tarabay as Ashur, Viva Bianca as Ilithyia and Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber, Plus Dustin Clare reprises his role as Gannicus from Prequel season Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.

On the heels of the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus that concluded Spartacus: Blood and Sand, the gladiator rebellion continues and begins to strike fear into the heart of the Roman Republic in Spartacus: Vengeance. 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. Containing all of the blood-soaked action, exotic sexuality, and villainy and heroism that has come to distinguish the series, the tale of Spartacus resumes in epic fashion.

Main cast

Liam McIntyre as Spartacus
Lucy Lawless as Lucretia Batiatus – Lentulus Batiatus’ widow, she was seriously injured from the wound she suffered at the hands of her former lover Crixus in the Blood and Sand season finale.
Peter Mensah as Oenomaus – Formerly Batiatus’ trainer of gladiators, now a trusted ally to Spartacus.
Manu Bennett as Crixus – a Gaul, he was Batiatus’ top gladiator before Spartacus’ arrival. Love interest of Naevia.
Viva Bianca as Ilithyia – the daughter of senator Albinius and wife of Glaber. Once a trusted friend of Lucretia before being betrayed soon before the revolt, she and Spartacus share a mutual hatred.
Craig Parker as Gaius Claudius Glaber – a Roman army legatus who is responsible for Spartacus’ enslavement as a gladiator.
Dustin Clare as Gannicus – a former champion gladiator from the ludus who was released during Gods of the Arena, and will return.
Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Naevia – a slave who was banished from the ludus before the revolt and is the love interest of Crixus.
Nick Tarabay as Ashur – a clever Syrian slave who narrowly escaped death at the end of the previous season.
Brooke Williams as Aurelia -