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"The executive producer of Spartacus: Blood and Sand has refused to reveal whether actress Lucy Lawless will return for the show&amp;#039;s second season. Her character Lucretia was stabbed by Crixus (Manu Bennett) in the first season finale. Her final fate was left unclear. When Entertainment Weekly questioned him on Lucretia&amp;#039;s fate, producer Steven S. DeKnight said: &amp;quot;That\u2019s a good question that I can\u2019t quite answer yet.\u201D However, DeKnight confirmed that Lawless will reprise her role in forthcoming prequel series Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. It was recently confirmed that Australian actor Dustin Clare would play the lead role of gladiator Gannicus in the prequel, while Blood and Sand star Andy Whitfield recovered from a battle with cancer. The second season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand is expected to begin filming later this year. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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