Spartacus Season 2 Update: Naevia Recast!
Lesley-Ann Brandt
It’s been a long time since we’ve heard anything about the forthcoming second season of Spartacus, which is tentatively titled, Spartacus: Vengeance.
Well, now we have some news. After the saddening news of actress Lesley-Ann Brandt leaving the show to pursue other work, we were left wondering who would now replace the second departing cast member. She played Naevia, fellow slave and love interest of the gladiator Crixus.
Now we have our answer in the form of Cynthia Addai-Robinson.
Cynthia is a relatively unknown actress unless you watched the now canceled ABC TV series Flashforward.
She seems suitable to play Naevia in the next season of Spartacus, but I suppose we won’t know until it premieres. I’m more worried about Liam McIntyre filling in on Spartacus, that fella has some gargantuan shoes to fill.
The New Naevia
Please comment below about this newest casting, and stay tuned for our big Spartacus Season 2 rundown of everything we know for the upcoming season!
sorry to say tis, you r disappointing the loyal fan and audience everywhere in the world ..”
they’re saying why the fuck that they had to change the original characters to new replacement” for example andy whitefield n so on..
so please, whoever the fuck are the director or producer.. you’re making a big fucking mistakes..add on1.the movie will not have feeling and heart and of course disappointment in it
July 11, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Well Andy Whitfield has cancer, so he had to drop out..,
July 11, 2011 at 2:52 pm
andy whitfield passed away from cancer.
December 24, 2011 at 10:17 pm
seems you were dead wrong as the show only got better
April 12, 2012 at 4:34 am
I’m extremely sad that Andy won’t be returning. You’re right he does have some gargantuan shoes to fill. Just saw the “first look” at ew.com and i can’t wait for the next season…but i’m not sure how Liam will work. I don’t get “spartacus” from him…not the way Andy gave it to us.
July 14, 2011 at 2:14 pm
I love Lesley for this character. Her beauty was striking. Like Andy she is irreplaceable. Cynthia just made her appearance on the show and she does not hold candle to the original. She has not had many speaking parts so I am hoping when and if she gets to speak she will at least be some what believable it is kind of hard because as a viewer I am still trying to get past her looks. Not bad but not Lesley.
RIP Andy you will always be remembered as the one and only Spartacus.
February 17, 2012 at 11:55 pm
Cynthia is not believable at all when she finally spoke last Friday she sounded like
she was reading a script or something and lets not talk about her beauty, if there were going to replace Lesley they should have found someone that almost looked and acted like Lesley
and don’t let me get on the New Spartacus!!! Andy Whitfield made Spartacus he played that part to the fullest he made you want to watch it and come back for more, but with the new Spartacus I have to force myself to watch it. to me if there were going to replace people then they should have at least found people with the right attitude for the parts there were taking over it’s a disappointment and a slap in the face to the loyal fans of Spartacus
February 22, 2012 at 12:18 pm
Cynthia is black, Lesley is Asian? What? They couldn’t even make the replacement for Neavia of the same race? kinda weird considering how cognizant all the characters are of each others nationalities.
February 25, 2012 at 4:01 pm
they are both black, Lesley is an African from South Africa. same race.
February 28, 2012 at 12:22 pm
Their both black smartness.
March 2, 2012 at 10:51 pm
they are both human (race)
May 15, 2012 at 10:24 am
The new Naevia SUCKS. I mean no offense to the actress but I liked Lesley-Anne Brandt way better. I was watching the show and didn’t even realize that was Naevia. It would of been better if they got a girl who looked similar but they don’t even look alike.
March 4, 2012 at 11:16 pm
Agreed! Leslie is definitely missed. I hope she comes back at some point.
March 17, 2012 at 9:30 am
I hate the new neavia. She makes her ugly and fake. Even when they butchered Lesley’s face, she was still stunning. I’m highly disappointed by the casting directors. They made a horrible choice with her.
March 19, 2012 at 12:24 pm
I watched all the last season (2 or is it 3?) and didn’t even know it was a diff actress….. She even sounds a bit like her…. Rewatching it I can tell, but was more focused on Andy passing away.. Great acting by all………. The wiggle room history makes ; this show is the best!!!!!!!! I wonder if ppl actually know what happened in history? If someone leaves a show they leave and there’s not much any of us can do about it……. Get a LIFE ppl….. I’m rather sure we’ve all quit jobs before…. Doesn’t mean that you were better or worse than the person trying to work…… This show is still my top #1 show, and I thought I loved Cheers =D lol…
April 2, 2012 at 12:37 pm