The creator was Stephen de Knight, who has not to my knowledge needed to shoot hardcore porn. The good news is that there wll be another series next year, Spartacus, House of Ashur. Veteran character actor Graham McTavish is joining the show as Ashur's Doctore, Korris. Ivana Baquero and Jamaica Vaughan will play Messia and Hilara, respectively, Ashur's household slaves who are engaged in a love triangle with their master. Rival gladiators Satyrus (Leigh Gill) and Tarchon (Jordi Webber) will oppose Ashur, while Tenika Davis will play the female gladiator, Achilla. Claudia Black plays scheming politician Cossutia who plots Ashur's downfall, and India Shaw-Smith plays her daughter, Viridia.