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Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'' is an American
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, and part of the ''Battlestar Galactica'' franchise. The show was developed by
Ronald D. Moore Ronald Dowl Moore (born July 5, 1964) is an American screenwriter and television producer. He is best known for his work on ''Star Trek,'' as well as on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series, for which he won a Peabody Awar ...
as a re-imagining of the 1978 ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series created by
Glen A. Larson Glen Albert Larson (January 3, 1937 – November 14, 2014) was an American television producer, writer, and composer. He created many series, including '' Alias Smith and Jones'', ''Battlestar Galactica'', '' Buck Rogers in the 25th Century'', ' ...
. The series first aired as a three-hour miniseries (comprising four broadcast hours) in December 2003 on the Sci-Fi Channel. The television series debuted in the United Kingdom on
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on October 18, 2004, and premiered in the United States on the Sci-Fi Channel on January 14, 2005. The
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of ''Battlestar Galactica'' is set in a distant star system, where a civilization of humans live on a series of planets known as the
Twelve Colonies of Kobol "Kobol's Last Gleaming" is the two-part first-season finale of the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series. In the first part, the human fleet discovers the abandoned planet Kobol, the mythical birthplace of humanity, who left her ...
. In the past, the Colonies had been at war with a cybernetic race of their own creation, known as the Cylons. With the self-serving and venal help of a human named
Gaius Baltar Dr. Gaius Baltar is a fictional character in the TV series ''Battlestar Galactica'' played by James Callis, a reimagining of Lord Baltar from the 1978 ''Battlestar Galactica'' series. He is one of the show's primary characters. Personality Gaiu ...
, the Cylons, some now in human form, launch a sudden
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on the Colonies, laying waste to the planets and devastating their populations. Out of a population numbering in the billions, only approximately 50,000 humans survive, most of whom were aboard civilian
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that avoided destruction. Of all the Colonial Fleet, the eponymous battlestar ''Galactica'' appears to be the only military capital ship that survived the attack. Under the leadership of Colonial Fleet officer Commander William "Bill" Adama and President
Laura Roslin Laura Roslin is a fictional character in the reimagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' series. Played by Mary McDonnell, she is the President of the colonies and a key character throughout the series. The character is noted in part for a realistic moral ...
, the ''Galactica'' and its crew take up the task of leading the small fugitive fleet of survivors into space in search of a fabled refuge known as
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Series overview


Episodes


Miniseries (2003)


Season 1 (2004–05)


Season 2 (2005–06)


Season 3 (2006–07)


''Razor'' (2007)


Season 4 (2008–09)


''The Plan'' (2009)


Webisodes (2006–09)


Home media

Notes: # In addition to the
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releases, this set was also released on
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, on December 4, 2007. # ''Razor'', though being a television movie, is considered to be the first two episodes of season 4, hence the fourth season is technically 22 episodes and runs from 2007 to 2009. # This set does not contain the second half of Season 4, also known as ''The Final Season''. # This set does not contain ''The Plan''. # This set also contains the complete 1978 ''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'' series, including ''
Galactica 1980 ''Galactica 1980'' is an American science fiction television series and a spin-off from the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series. It was first broadcast on ABC in the United States from January 27 to May 4, 1980, lasting for 1 ...
''. # This set also contains '' Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome'', the complete ''
Caprica ''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 ...
'' series, the complete 1978 ''
Battlestar Galactica ''Battlestar Galactica'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Glen A. Larson. It began with the original television series in 1978, and was followed by a short-run sequel series, '' Galactica 1980'', a line of book adaptat ...
'' series, the complete ''
Galactica 1980 ''Galactica 1980'' is an American science fiction television series and a spin-off from the original ''Battlestar Galactica'' television series. It was first broadcast on ABC in the United States from January 27 to May 4, 1980, lasting for 1 ...
'' series, and the 1978 feature film based on the original series pilot episode. This set has been released in European French speaking countries only.


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began offering the episodes for the miniseries, season 1, and season 2 for purchase on the U.S. version of the iTunes Store. In December 2007, the ''Battlestar Galactica'' episodes were removed from iTunes along with other NBC Universal content. The episodes returned to iTunes when NBC Universal announced their return to iTunes in September 2008. In February 2009, the series became available in high-definition format at the UK iTunes Store. The series has also been available via
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. 78 episodes have been made available on the
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as of September 2020.


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) episodes, List of *1 * Episodes Reimagined Lists of American science fiction television series episodes