Have you missed the blood, gore and sex of Starz’s Spartacus franchise? Tonight the cable network’s hit gladiator drama returns with Spartacus: Vengeance, which picks up where Spartacus: Blood and Sands left off. Spartacus: Vengeance stars Liam McIntyre, who took over the role of Spartacus after Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. 

Zap2it caught up with Spartacus: Vengeance show runner Steven DeKnight, who previewed this season’s body count. 

"It's a Steve DeKnight show. I learned at the knee of Joss Whedon. I'm going to probably kill somebody you love. I mean, that just happens. In this show, each season, we will continue to kill off our beloved children. Like we did at the end of Season 1.

Watch the extended trailer for Spartacus: Vengeance after the jump!

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Spartacus is returning and he’s out for vengeance! That’s right folks, Starz’s gladiators of gore return on January 27, 2012 in Spartacus: Vengeance. 

The series picks up after the massacre at House of Batiatus, which has left Capua in flux and the escaped gladiators in an uneasy alliance. Vengeance marks the debut of Liam McIntyre as Spartacus, after Andy Whitfield left the role to fight non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Whitfield passed away on September 11, 2011. Watch the trailer for Spartacus: Vengeance after the jump! 

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According to The Associated Press, Spartacus: Blood and Sand star Andy Whitfield has died. The late actor's manager announced he lost his battle with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma on Sunday at his home in Sydney. Whitfield was diagnosed with the illness 18 months ago, while getting ready for season two of the smash Starz show. Whitfield was 39. Starz announced in January that Liam McIntyre would take over the role of Spartacus.

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After HBO’s ROME, Showtime found success with The Tudors and hopefully now The Borgias. Spartacus: Blood and Sand helped to rebrand Starz as an original programming destination and just gave us Camelot. On April 17, HBO is getting back in the sword-fighting business with the highly-anticipated series Game of Thrones. Fourteen days before its premiere the premium cable network released Game of Thrones’ first 14 minutes, and let’s just say it doesn’t take any prisoners. Watch the first 14 minutes of Game of Thrones after the jump! 

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Fans of Camelot mythology have a variety of options to choose from, but if Starz does for the Camelot story what it did for Spartacus, we may never think of it quite the same again.  On Friday April 1, Starz introduces us to its interpretation of the world of magic and legend with Camelot.

Starring Joseph Fiennes as Merlin, Jamie Campbell Bower as Arthur, TV newcomer Eva Green as Arthur’s half-sister Morgan, Tamsin Egerton as Guinevere, Claire Forlani as Igraine and Peter Mooney as Kay, Camelot tells the story of a young Arthur, who takes the throne after his father King Uther dies. Let’s just say his half sister isn’t too happy about his ascension. 

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After months of speculation Starz has finally chosen its new Spartacus. The premium cable channel announced January 17 that Aussie actor Liam McIntyre will take over the role in Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The search for Starz’s new Spartacus, vacated by Andy Whitfield when he needed further treatment for cancer, has elicited widespread coverage and as recently as January 13 Prison Break’s Dominic Purcell had been mentioned as a possible contender. Starz had this to say about McIntyre. READ MORE