Caprica

Caprica
Genre
Created by
Starring
ComposerBear McCreary
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes19
Production
Executive producers
ProducerClara George
Production locationsVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time42 minutes
Production companyUniversal Cable Productions
Original release
NetworkSyfy
ReleaseJanuary 22 (2010-01-22) –
November 30, 2010 (2010-11-30)
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Caprica is a 2010 American science fiction drama television series, which is a prequel spin-off of the 2004–2009 series Battlestar Galactica. Caprica is set 58 years before the main series, and shows how humanity first created the Cylon androids who would later turn against their human masters. Among Caprica's main characters are the father and uncle of William Adama, the man who becomes the senior surviving military leader of the fleet which represents the remnants of the Twelve Colonies in Battlestar Galactica.

An extended version of the pilot premiered exclusively on DVD and digital download on April 21, 2009.[1] The first season debuted on television on January 22, 2010, on Syfy in the U.S., Space in Canada, and Sky1 in the UK. It ran for nine episodes, including the two-hour pilot, before going on a mid-season hiatus. The second half of the first season (Season 1.5) began airing on October 5, 2010, on Syfy and Space.

On October 27, 2010, Syfy canceled the show, citing low ratings, and pulled the remaining five episodes of the series from its broadcast schedule.[2] The series continued to air as scheduled on Space, finishing with the series finale on November 30, 2010.[3] The remaining episodes were released on DVD in the U.S. on December 21, 2010[4] and aired on Syfy in a burn off marathon on January 4, 2011.[5]

  1. ^ Universal Studios Home Entertainment (February 5, 2009). "The Highly Anticipated Feature-Length Prequel to the Series Phenomenon, "Battlestar Galactica" Premiering Exclusively on DVD and Digital Download, Caprica". PR Newswire. Archived from the original on June 27, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2009.
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  3. ^ Pix (November 30, 2010). "The Frakkin' End: Caprica Series Finale Tonight at 10E/P". Space. Archived from the original on December 3, 2010.
  4. ^ Lambert, David (November 11, 2010). "Caprica - 'Season 1.5' Press Release Confirms Street Date, Unaired Episodes, Reveals Complete Extras". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
  5. ^ Seidman, Robert. "Syfy Will Air Caprica's Final Five Episodes in a 6p-11p Marathon on Tuesday, January 4". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on November 22, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2010.