
Scripted series · Syfy
Battlestar Galactica
So say we all!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
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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 Spectacle, Character Depth and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
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 an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 73 episodes.

Season 0 · Complete
Specials
200647 episodes
Specials about the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica
Best episode · S00E24 Face of the Enemy (1)

Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
200413 episodes
7.8IMDbSeason 1 picks up where the miniseries left off. After engaging in a losing battle against the Cylons, humanity's last remnants are forced to flee under the protection of their one remaining warship, the outdated Battlestar Galactica. Pursued by the Cylons-some of whom have now taken human form-Commander Adama and President Roslin lead these last remnants of humanity in search of a new home - a planet called Earth.
Best episode · S01E13 Kobol's Last Gleaming (2)

Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
200520 episodes
7.7IMDbPicking up where the first season left off, season 2 continues to chronicle the adventures of a ragtag fleet of humans, the sole survivors of a devastating nuclear attack by the robot Cylons. But it soon becomes clear that more threatens this fragile society than external forces. Massive fear, paranoia, and political ambition — all classic plagues to developing civilizations — wear away at the already-fatigued fleet.
Best episode · S02E11 Resurrection Ship (1)

Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
200620 episodes
7.5IMDbSeason 3 picks up where last season's cliffhanger finale left off, the Galactica crew discovers a habitable planet, but things become even further complicated when the Cylons, led by Caprica Six and Sharon, find the planet and offer humanity a stunning proposal of peace.
Best episode · S03E20 Crossroads (2)

Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
200820 episodes
7.9IMDbAs season 4 begins, the last remnants of humanity continue their search for a new home. Galactica’s crew attempts to make sense of the inexplicable while four members of the fleet are still reeling from past revelations.
Best episode · S04E14 Blood on the Scales
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.

S04E14
Blood on the Scales
President Roslin faces off against Tom Zarek and Lt. Gaeta as they try to take control of the Colonial fleet. Both the alliance with the rebel Cylons and Adama's life are at stake.
- Directed by Wayne Rose
- Written by Michael Angeli

S02E11
Resurrection Ship (1)
The Battlestars Galactica and Pegasus face a new Cylon target, a "Resurrection" ship, while a power struggle threatens to result in all-out war among the human fleet.
- Directed by Michael Rymer
- Written by Ronald D. Moore, Anne Cofell Saunders

S01E13
Kobol's Last Gleaming (2)
When Commander Adama learns that Kara disobeyed orders and Jumped to Caprica on orders from President Roslin, he demands the president's resignation, with the implied threat of a military coup. Roslin refuses his demand and sparks a confrontation.
- Directed by Michael Rymer
- Written by Ronald D. Moore, David Eick

S03E20
Crossroads (2)
As Baltar's trial comes to a conclusion, key members of the fleet discover that they may be the Final Five Cylons. Tigh attempts to decipher the strange music he is hearing in his head, while a Cylon fleet approaches.
- Directed by Michael Rymer
- Written by Mark Verheiden

S04E13
The Oath
Loyalties are made clear when Gaeta orchestrates a coup d'état of the Adama regime. Both prisoners and lives are taken as many of the fed up people work to take over Galactica.
- Directed by John Dahl
- Written by Mark Verheiden

S02E10
Pegasus
Battlestar Galactica was not the only Battlestar to have survived the cylon attack, The Battlestar Pegasus also survived.
- Directed by Michael Rymer
- Written by Anne Cofell Saunders
Recently aired
Latest Episodes

S00E36
The Music of Battlestar Galactica

S04E20
Daybreak (2)
- Directed by Michael Rymer
- Written by Ronald D. Moore

S00E35
The Last Frakkin Special

S04E19
Daybreak (1)
- Directed by Michael Rymer
- Written by Ronald D. Moore

S04E18
Islanded in a Stream of Stars
- Directed by Edward James Olmos
- Written by Michael Taylor

S04E17
Someone to Watch Over Me
- Directed by Michael Nankin
- Written by Bradley Thompson, David Weddle
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.

Ronald D. Moore
Creator

Glen A. Larson
Showrunner

David Eick
Executive producer

Toni Graphia
Executive producer
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Ryan Mottesheard
Writer

Bradley Thompson
Writer
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Seamus Kevin Fahey
Writer

David Weddle
Writer
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Joel Anderson Thompson
Writer

Mark Verheiden
Writer

Jane Espenson
Writer
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Carla Robinson
Writer
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Carla Robinson
Writer

Jeff Vlaming
Writer

Michael Taylor
Writer

Anne Cofell Saunders
Writer

Michael Angeli
Writer

Nicole Yorkin
Writer

Michael Rymer
Writer

Dawn Prestwich
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Ronald D. MooreExecutive Producer
- Harvey FrandProducer
- David EickExecutive Producer
- Toni GraphiaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ryan MottesheardWriter
- Ronald D. MooreWriter
- Bradley ThompsonWriter
- Seamus Kevin FaheyWriter
- David WeddleWriter
- Joel Anderson ThompsonWriter
Direction
- Sergio Mimica-GezzanDirector
- Ronald D. MooreDirector
- Brad TurnerDirector
- Bill EaglesDirector
- Robert M. YoungDirector
- Marita GrabiakDirector
Cinematography
- Stephen McNuttDirector of Photography
Music
- Bear McCrearyOriginal Music Composer
Recognition
Awards
1 win
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form
1 win · latest 2005
- WinnerHugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form2005
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