Spartacus Series: On January 5, 2014, it premiered on free TV, Rede Record. At first, it was controversial that the station did not show blood and sex, characteristic of the series, which caused negative comments by the public and the press, which at first said that the channel cut these scenes, which was belied. The network said that "the version offered by the distributor for open television" was shown. The company that distributes Spartacus in [Brazil] said Starz produced a soft cut of the series for open TV, with less sex and violence.