Nope this isn’t an excuse to have scantily clad hot males on the front page of GamingAngels.com. Starz sent us information about the debut for Spartacus: Blood and Sand which starts January 22 at 10pm on Starz. But if you can’t wait that long, a preview of the series will be available on-demand starting January 20.

The following cable and satellite providers will be offering the free on-demand sampling for the first two episodes:
Charter Communications (HD),
Comcast (HD),
Cox Communications (HD),
DIRECTV (HD on The 101 Network),
Insight Communications (HD),
Mediacom Communications Corporation (HD), and
WOW!

Starz is going full social media with their promotional efforts. There is an iPhone game, motion comic, and a video on their workout all available on iTunes.

The Motion Comic is a four-part series and three of which are available now on Amazon, iTunes, Playstation Network, and Xbox Live. The fourth comes out on those platforms tomorrow.

“This series will make an impact with viewers due to its unique look and style and incredible performances by its talented cast,” said Stephan Shelanski, executive vice president, programming for Starz Entertainment. “We are delighted that the interest from our multichannel video and online affiliates has been so strong and are optimistic that the series will be very well received.”