The SCI FI Channel series Battlestar Galactica, which has won VES Awards and has garnered multiple Emmy nominations for its visual effects, will treat fans to a two-hour episode scripted to bridge the current third season and the upcoming season. SCI FI also announced that it has also picked up the last nine episodes of the fourth season, which kicks off in January.
A re-imagining of the popular 1978 TV series, Battlestar Galactica centers on refugees from a besieged planet who journey through space in search of a new home. The special, long-form episode will reportedly feature the entire and will be filmed as the show goes back into production over the next few months. Following the on-air premiere, the production will be sold as a DVD movie.
Last year, SCI FI greenlit a Battlestar spin-off series titled Caprica, which will go back half a century before the events depicted in the current series. The new show will show how the people of the Twelve Colonies had their peaceful lives disrupted by the emergence of the Cylons, and will focus on two families as they struggle with societal changes, corporate intrigue and sexual politics. Development is being spearheaded by Galactica exec producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, along with writer Remi Aubuchon (Fox’s 24).
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