Caesar lives.
Cables Starz channel is mulling the possibility of a spinoff from its hit Spartacus that would follow the adventures of a Roman leader on his rise to power.
A young version of Julius Caesar played by Australian actor Todd Lasance appears in the third and final season of Spartacus: War of the Damned, which premieres Jan. 25.
The spinoff, first reported by Deadline.com, would follow Caesar in the years before he becomes emperor in Rome and is eventually murdered by his closest allies.
According to historians, Caesars life before his coronation was filled with political intrigue and endless military conquests. That could be prime fodder for the blood-spattered visual style of Spartacus.
While there has been much talk about how to continue the popular, hyperviolent show, Starz execs say a potential Caesar series is still in the earliest stages and not even in development at the network yet.
But there has been increasing buzz about a possible spinoff since writer-producer Steven S. DeKnight mentioned a potential new Spartacus series in an interview last summer. That happened at about the time Starz said the War of the Damned season would be the last.
Its not even close to being a done deal, a production source told the Daily News, but theyre headed down that road.
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