By: Dove

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Spartacus is back! After Spartacus: Blood and Sand star Andy Whitfield announced his unfortunate departure from the show to attend to his cancer treatments in September, the future of the series was in limbo. Starz has finally announced that the second season, Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, will debut on January 21, 2011.

The six-episode mini-series will actually serve as a prequel to Blood and Sand, and Whitfield will make a brief appearance.

Here is the official synposis for Spartacus: Gods of the Arena, along with the official trailer from Starz!