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Spartacus star Andy Whitfield gets all-clear

Australian actor Andy Whitfield, who stars in Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has been given a clean bill of health following cancer treatment.

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Australian actor Andy Whitfield, who stars in the US action drama Spartacus: Blood and Sand, has been given a clean bill of health.

Whitfield, who stars in the title role, was diagnosed with treatable Stage 1 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in early March during a routine checkup just as the show was about to start shooting Season 2.

Production on the breakout hit for the Starz Network series was put on hold while he underwent treatment. He completed that three weeks ago and is already training for his return.

Due to make an appearance in the recently-announced prequel spin-off, Whitfield, 35, is expected to go before cameras sometime in October.

Source: Deadline Hollywood

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  2. Good news.

    This is a series which you just have to get into – the first couple of episodes it all looks a bit fake with all the CGI stuff and some ridiculously exaggerated blood spilling action, but once you get used to that and accept it as part of the character of the show it’s actually a pretty good drama.

  3. Have seen the entire first series and it would be interesting to see how they would edit it for network tv.
    This is one series that was never designed to be toned down in its sex, violence and nudity.

  4. I watched the first episode and it was pretty horrible. The second was a bit better. Haven’t seen any more but I have read numerous places that the show picks up dramatically from then on to the point of actually being a good show worth watching.

  5. Re: Sparty Down Under

    Long ago I heard that channel 7 would be showing the “edited” version that Starz is putting together for the international market. The “edited” version is happening, but I think the channel 7 rumour came direct from wikipedia (or maybe AUSXIP).

    I’m not sure whether Starz have finished their “edited” season and are now shopping it around or whether they’re still trying to replace all the sex, nudity and violence with “close-ups” of the actors faces (which is what Lucy Lawless suggested was planned).

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