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SyFy sent out a press release today (July 27, 2009) announcing that the new Battlestar Galactica series, titled Caprica, will start airing 9:00 p.m., January 22, 2010, on the SyFy channel.

The first episode will be two hours long and the series will air in the previous series’ time slot of 10:00 p.m., Friday nights. The pilot is liking an airing of the direct-to-DVD Caprica “pilot” that was released April 2009.

According to the press release, Caprica will focus on “two rival families and their patriarchs – Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) and Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) – as they compete and thrive in the vibrant realm of the 12 Colonies, a society recognizably close to our own.”

It also describes the 12 Colonies as being an “omnipotent society that is at the height of its blind power and glory.” The story tells how the Cybernetic Lifeform Nodes, aka Cylons, were created.

Other cast members announced include:

• Paula Malcomson (Amanda Graystone)
• Polly Walker (Sister Clarice Willow)
• Magda Apanowicz (Lacy)
• Alessandra Torresani (Zoe Graystone)

The most recent re-imagining of the Battlestar Galactica franchise aired for four seasons in the Sci-Fi Channel (now SyFy), ending in 2009, and won a Peabody Award and several Emmy Awards. The second half of the fourth - and final - season of the series is being released on Blu-ray and DVD tomorrow (July 28, 2009).

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