Scripted series · ABC
Battlestar Galactica
The Last Battlestar Galactica Leads a Rag Tag Fugitive Fleet on a Lonely Quest for a Shining Planet Known as...Earth.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Lorne Greene
Commander Adama
21 eps
Dirk Benedict
Lt. Starbuck
21 eps
Richard Hatch
Capt. Apollo
21 eps
Maren Jensen
Lt. Athena
21 eps
Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Lt. Boomer
21 eps
Terry Carter
Colonel Tigh
21 eps
Noah Hathaway
Boxey
21 eps
Tony Swartz
Flight Sargeant Jolly
21 eps
John Colicos
Count Baltar
21 eps
Laurette Spang
Cassiopeia
21 eps
Melody Anderson
Brenda Maxwell
1 eps
Peter MacLean
President
1 eps
Edward Mulhare
John
1 eps
Nehemiah Persoff
Eastern Alliance Leader
1 eps
Logan Ramsey
Moore
1 eps
Jane Seymour
Serina
3 eps
Sheila Wills
Lieutenant Deitra
2 eps
Jennifer Joseph
Warrior
2 eps
Janet Prescott
Sorrell
2 eps
Ed Begley Jr.
Flight Sergeant Greenbean
5 eps
Larry Manetti
Giles
4 eps
Paul Coufos
Pilot
2 eps
Christine Belford
Leda
2 eps
Denny Miller
Ser 5-9
2 eps
Roy Thinnes
Croft
2 eps
Alan Stock
Cadet Cree
2 eps
Britt Ekland
Tenna
2 eps
Walt Davis
Vickers
2 eps
Richard Lynch
Wolfe
2 eps
Curtis Credel
Haals
2 eps
James Olson
Thane
2 eps
Lloyd Bridges
Commander Cain
2 eps
Alex Hyde-White
Pilot
2 eps
Rod Haase
Flight Officer Tolan
2 eps
Jeff MacKay
CPI Komma
3 eps
Jack Stauffer
Lieutenant Bojay
3 eps
Bruce Wright
Guard
4 eps
Janet Julian
Lieutenant Brie
3 eps
Olan Soule
Carmichael
2 eps
Leann Hunley
Warrior
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Battlestar Galactica actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Battlestar Galactica reads strongest on Character Depth, World Building and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10
The Living Legend (1)
While on patrol, Apollo and Starbuck encounter the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus, commanded by the living legend, Commander Cain.
- Directed by Vince Edwards
- Written by Glen A. Larson
S01E11
The Living Legend (2)
The brash Commander Cain insists that the Galactica join in on a frontal attack on the Cylons -- an attack that Adama believes would be a suicide mission.
- Directed by Vince Edwards
- Written by Glen A. Larson
S01E01
Saga of a Star World
The Cylon Empire tricks the Twelve Colonies into believing they are striving for peace. Then they ambush the unprepared colonies and destroy the military's Battlestar fleet. One surviving Battlestar, the Galactica, under the command of Commander Adama, gathers the remaining humans and leads them in the search for the legendary 13th colony called Earth.
- Directed by Richard A. Colla
- Written by Glen A. Larson
S01E13
War of the Gods (1)
While the fleet is plagued by glowing lights that constantly fly past them too fast to be followed, Apollo, Starbuck, and Sheba find the remains of a shipwreck, with a mysterious and seemingly all-powerful being named Count Iblis, who helps them capture Baltar.
- Directed by Daniel Haller
- Written by Glen A. Larson
S01E21
The Hand of God
Rather than continue fleeing from their enemies, the crew of the Galactica commences an all-out attack on a Cylon base.
- Directed by Donald P. Bellisario
- Written by Donald P. Bellisario
S01E02
Lost Planet of the Gods (1)
Apollo and Starbuck discover a void in space. Commander Adama is convinced that this void will lead them to the planet Kobol, and orders they go through.
- Directed by Christian I. Nyby II, Donald P. Bellisario
- Written by Glen A. Larson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E21
The Hand of God
- Directed by Donald P. Bellisario
- Written by Donald P. Bellisario
S01E20
Take the Celestra
- Directed by Daniel Haller
- Written by Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson
S01E19
Experiment in Terra
- Directed by Rod Holcomb
- Written by Mark A. Payne, Glen A. Larson
S01E18
Baltar's Escape
- Directed by Winrich Kolbe
- Written by Donald P. Bellisario
S01E17
Greetings from Earth
- Directed by Rod Holcomb
- Written by Glen A. Larson
S01E16
Murder on the Rising Star
- Directed by Rod Holcomb
- Written by Terrence McDonnell, Jim Carlson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Glen A. Larson
Showrunner
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Terrence McDonnell
Writer
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Mark A. Payne
Writer
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Jim Carlson
Writer
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Michael Sloan
Writer
Leslie Stevens
Writer
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Frank Lupo
Writer
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Paul Playdon
Writer
Donald P. Bellisario
Writer
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Herman Groves
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Glen A. LarsonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Terrence McDonnellWriter
- Mark A. PayneWriter
- Jim CarlsonWriter
- Michael SloanWriter
- Leslie StevensWriter
- Frank LupoWriter
Direction
- Christian I. Nyby IIDirector
- Winrich KolbeDirector
- Vince EdwardsDirector
- Richard A. CollaDirector
- Rod HolcombDirector
- Alan J. LeviDirector
Cinematography
- Frank ThackeryDirector of Photography
- Ben ColmanDirector of Photography
- Enzo A. MartinelliDirector of Photography
- H. John PennerDirector of Photography
Music
- Stu PhillipsOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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