Jenna Elfman and 'Spartacus' star John Hannah are joining Ryan Phillippe in Season 5 of 'Damages.'

According to Deadline, Elfman will play an investment bank employee who becomes troubled by her company's behavior. Elfman's character approaches Channing McClaren (Phillippe), the founder of a Wikileaks-esque web site.

Look for McClaren to turn to Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) for help. The Season 5 case pits Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) and Ellen up against each other.

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena - Sunday, January 23, 10PM ET/MT, The Movie Network/Movie Central

This is a prequel to 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand', dreamed up to give lead actor Andy Whitfield time to recover from cancer before reprising his role. But no worries -- fans can expect the same subtle blend of graphic bloody violence and graphic sweaty sex scenes they've come to count on the series to deliver.

Despite a potential for camp (Lucy Lawless does star, after all), the 'Spartacus' series should soothe those missing HBO's 'Rome' and please anyone who loves a good machete fight.

The cast of 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand' including Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, John Hannah, Viva Bianca and executive producer Stephen S. DeKnight met in rooms 6B, C and F at Comic Con on Friday to talk about the show's upcoming season.

DeKnight says there are changes ahead for the legendary title character in the Starz' series second season, which is set to return next January.

"As history tell us, [Spartacus] is going to become more and more socially conscious," the exec previews. "He's going to start to see outside of his need for revenge and vengeance. He ends up leading a slave rebellion that almost brings down the Republic. There are always going to be personal stories for him, but slowly, he's going to start to see the bigger picture and do something about it."

"But he's still going to kill a lot of people?" asked the moderator.

"Quite a few," DeKnight replied.

Starz is rolling out a six-part prequel to its hit series 'Spartacus: Blood and Sand,' but with series star Andy Whitfield being treated for cancer, Lucy Lawless and John Hannah will be the focal point of the new show.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the series will follow Lucretia (Lawless) and Batiatus (Hannah) and their champions before Spartacus. Production on the second season of 'Spartacus' has been delayed due to Whitfield's cancer diagnosis. However, Whitfield will be making an appearance in the prequel series.