Latest news (from the Panel Tweets by Spartacus_Starz and Moryan) about the prequel.

• Andy will be seen in the first episode and the last episode of the Prequel
  
• John Hannah says producers had considered 2-3 flashback eps to Batiatus' ludus even before Andy's illness. There was a chance to expand
  
• Oenomaus wife, Batiatus father -- "Instead of telling you about that in S2 we will show it to you in the prequel" EP Stephen S. DeKnight 5 minutes
  
• Lucy on the Prequel "we don't ease into the action, it starts of pretty hot, you fans will like it. All the blood and gore you can handle"
  
• Varro not coming back for prequel. They wanted to find a way to bring him in but just could not.
  
• We'll see "quite a bit" of Doctore in prequel. He plays major role, DeKnight said. Cool, cuz Oenomaus/PeterMensah is awesome.