Note: This article contains material appropriate to the mature rating of the series and contains small spoilers from the season premiere.

It's no surprise that Spartacus: Vengeance has done as well as it has. The STARZ show has drawn in an immense (and diverse) crowd. Packed with gore, nudity, sex, and a surprising dose of humanity, the show has done well for itself and has already been renewed for a third season. Writer Steven DeKnight continues to impress with his scripts, as testament to the first episode of season 2. The episode boasted plenty of gore (opening with an impressive sword fight) and holding true to it's "M for Mature" rating. DeKnight did his research, describing in a live web interview recently that he prides the show on being as realistic as possible for the setting. Viewers are taken on a whirlwind ride during every episode, but with all that violence and sex, one has to wonder how the cast feels filming some of these scenes. Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), and Viva Bianca (Illithyia) shared their personal experiences on set – and their answers may surprise you.

Fans who have been waiting for the official sequel to the climactic conclusion of the first season of Starz’ “Spartacus” will get to see new actor Liam McIntyre for the first time. The series continues after the passing of original Spartacus actor Andy Whitfield. Check out the new extended trailer for “Spartacus: Vengeance” below. There's also a new Facebook game that offers players a chance to enter the arena.

Fans of Assassin’s Creed have more than Ubisoft's Revelations to look forward to on November 15th. There’s a feature film in the works from Sony Pictures based on the original game. And now one of the main characters from the franchise is getting his own TV show. Starz Entertainment has greenlit a new original adventure series titled “Da Vinci’s Demons,” developed and produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Written by David S. Goyer, co-writer of blockbuster and critically-acclaimed films Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and writer of the highly anticipated Man of Steel, the eight-episode series is scheduled to begin production in early 2012.

The cast of “Spartacus: Vengeance” was on hand at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 to talk about the upcoming season of Starz hit TV series. The new season stars Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), Katrina Law (Mira), Manu Bennett (Crixus) and Dustin Clare (Gannicus), among others. Starz has released the full trailer for the new season of Spartacus: Vengeance below.

Fans have been anxious and excited to meet the actor who will be replacing Andy Whitfield as the hero of Starz hit "Spartacus: Vengeance" - Liam McIntyre. Comic Con 2011 provided the first chance to meet the actor and see him in action - and fans were not disappointed.

Liam McIntyre (Spartacus), the new star of “Spartacus: Vengeance,” will be introduced to Comic-Con 2011 fans in San Diego on Friday at a Starz panel. He’ll be joined by returning stars Lucy Lawless (Lucretia), Dustin Clare (Gannicus), Manu Bennett (Crixus), Katrina Law (Mira) and Executive Producer and Head Writer Steven S. DeKnight.

Australian film and TV actor Liam McIntyre has excelled at a grueling and rigorous audition process to claim the title role in the second season of Starz’ hit franchise, “Spartacus.” McIntyre takes over the role of the Thracian warrior sold into slavery in the Roman Republic city of Capua – where he rises to become the champion of the city – before leading the slave revolt that ended Season 1. The part was played in the first season of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” by Andy Whitfield, who was forced to leave the show to battle cancer. Whitfield gave his blessing to the recasting. Fans of the franchise can see the prequel series on Starz now, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, or play the new Facebook video game.

What do you do when you kill off most of the cast in the season one finale? You go back in time. Pre-production is underway on a six-part prequel to Starz’ hit original series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.” Andy Whitfield, who played the title character in the series, will appear in the prequel briefly, but Lucy Lawless and John Hannah take center stage in this story of the rise of the House of Batiatus and its champions before Spartacus arrives as a captured Thracian slave.  With the title still to be determined, the prequel will begin production this summer in New Zealand, and is slated to air on Starz in January 2011.