Spartacus Starz Prequel Coming

Starz has announced the start of production on the six-part prequel to Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which will air in January 2011. The miniseries will have a brief appearance from Andy Whitfield, who plays Spartacus and is still recovering from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, but it will focus mainly on the characters played by Lucy Lawless and John Hannah. This is refreshing for two reasons: 1) I love Lucy Lawless. 2) That is all.