SCI FI Channel is finally moving forward with the Battlestar Galactica prequel series Caprica. According to Daily Variety, the show will star Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, Paula Malcomson and Polly Walker in a more down-to-earth science-fiction drama that will depict life before the rise of the Cylons. A two-hour pilot has already been produced and fans can anticipate an early 2010 debut.
Produced by Universal Cable Prods., Caprica will take place 50 years earlier as two rival families on the title planet Caprica deal with daily life in the shadow of frightening advances in artificial intelligence technology. Exec producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, who were showrunners on Galactica, are hoping the family storylines will draw a broader audience than the aforementioned space opera that frequently featured spaceship battles. Remi Aubuchon (24) co-wrote the pilot with Moore and will also serve as an exec producer.
The Emmy-winning Battlestar Galactica will end its run after the fourth season. The final 10 episodes will begin airing on March 20, but devotees can look forward to the two-hour movie Battlestar Galactica: The Plan in early summer.
