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Starz sets 'Spartacus' finale, 'Da Vinci's Demons' premiere
David S. Goyer drama launches in April
Tom Riley of "Da Vinci's Demons"
Credit: Starz
Starz will bid farewell to its trademark drama series "Spartacus" on Friday, April 12, while welcoming what it hopes will be its next original hit.
The cable network announced on Saturday (January 5) that "Spartacus" will wrap its three-plus season run at 9 p.m. on April 12, concluding the "War of the Damned."
That same night, at 10 p.m., Starz will premiere "Da Vinci's Demons," from creator David S. Goyer.
"Da Vinci's Demons" stars Tom Riley as the Renaissance scholar-artist-inventor [Starz adds "swordsman, lover, dreamer and idealist."] Laura Haddock, Elliot Cowan, Blake Ritson and Lara Pulver co-star. Starz calls it "a historical fantasy."
Starz has set the first season of "Da Vinci's Demons" for an eight-episode run.
A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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Login or create a HitFix account Login SignupBalaji K
January 5, 2013 at 8:48PM EST Reply to CommentIf "Da Vinci's Demons" is going to premiere on April 12, when are they going to premiere the second season of "Magic City?" Has it been pushed to summer?
dan Balaji - "Magic City" is still 2013 TBD. It was never scheduled for spring. I'd guess summer, but who knows? Starz paneled it for critics today, which presumably means premiere before next tour, but they didn't give us screeners for any episodes, so they may not have anything finished...
January 5, 2013 at 9:45PM EST-Daniel
Alienware
January 5, 2013 at 9:05PM EST Reply to CommentIs it April 2nd or 12th?
dan AlienWare - 12th. Fixed!
January 5, 2013 at 9:43PM EST-Daniel
Andi
February 2, 2013 at 4:15AM EST Reply to CommentPlz DON'TCANCEL SPARTACUS!!!! I LOVE THE SHOW, BEEN WATCHING SINCE IT FIRST CAME OUT!!! I NEED THEM ON DVD...+ NEW SEASONS... LOL
spartajunk
April 5, 2013 at 10:05PM EST Reply to CommentWill the finale of Spartacus be two hours long, it seems to me a show this good needs that time to bid farewell