Battlestar Galactica
2004 · TV Series · TV-14 · 44 min · ★ 8.2 · 92% critics
After an old enemy returns and wipes out the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica forms a desperate line of defense for a small civilian fleet. Together, they push through danger as they search for the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
Based on Battlestar Galactica
Also known as Battlestar Galactica (2004) · BSG · Battlestar Galactica BSG · Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks
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55 hours to watch · 73 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2004–2009
- Release date
- 2004-10-18
- Network
- Syfy
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 44 min
- Critic score
- 92/100
- TMDB rating
- 8.2/10 (1,761 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want gritty survival sci-fi with big emotions and hard choices, like The Expanse or Defiance; Not for you if you dislike character-heavy mystery, inconsistencies, or prolonged stretches that feel slow.
Pros: complex, multi-dimensional characters; gripping survival drama; intense sci-fi adventure | Cons: some plot confusion; inconsistent logic complaints; pacing can drag
Themes
- artificial intelligence (a.i.)
- cyborg
- spacecraft
- space travel
- invasion
- space
- alien planet
- space opera
- reboot
- cybernetic
- battlestar galactica
- inspirational
Awards & recognition
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form · 2005
Cast & crew
Edward James Olmos
as Commander William Adama
Mary McDonnell
as Laura Roslin
Jamie Bamber
as Lee 'Apollo' Adama
Katee Sackhoff
as Kara 'Starbuck' Thrace
James Callis
as Gaius Baltar
Tricia Helfer
as Number Six
Tahmoh Penikett
as Karl 'Helo' Agathon
Grace Park
as Sharon 'Boomer' Valerii
Michael Hogan
as Saul Tigh
Aaron Douglas
as Galen Tyrol
Directed by Edward James Olmos, Wayne Rose, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan +18 more
Created by Glen A. Larson, Ronald D. Moore
Episodes4 seasons · 73 episodes
Season 113 episodes
- S1E13345mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E2Water44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E3Bastille Day44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E4Act of Contrition44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E5You Can't Go Home Again44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E6Litmus44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E7Six Degrees of Separation44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E8Flesh and Bone44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E9Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E10The Hand of God44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E11Colonial Day44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E12Kobol's Last Gleaming (1)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S1E13Kobol's Last Gleaming (2)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
Season 220 episodes
- S2E1Scattered44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E2Valley of Darkness44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E3Fragged44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E4Resistance44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E5The Farm44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E6Home (1)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E7Home (2)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E8Final Cut44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E9Flight of the Phoenix44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E10Pegasus44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E11Resurrection Ship (1)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E12Resurrection Ship (2)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E13Epiphanies44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E14Black Market44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E15Scar44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E16Sacrifice44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E17The Captain's Hand44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E18Downloaded44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E19Lay Down Your Burdens (1)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S2E20Lay Down Your Burdens (2)68mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
Season 320 episodes
- S3E1Occupation44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E2Precipice44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E3Exodus (1)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E4Exodus (2)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E5Collaborators44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E6Torn44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E7A Measure of Salvation44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E8Hero44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E9Unfinished Business44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E10The Passage44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E11The Eye of Jupiter44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E12Rapture44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E13Taking a Break from All Your Worries44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E14The Woman King44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E15A Day in the Life44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E16Dirty Hands44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E17Maelstrom44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E18The Son Also Rises44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E19Crossroads (1)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S3E20Crossroads (2)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
Season 420 episodes
- S4E1He That Believeth in Me44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E2Six of One44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E3The Ties That Bind44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E4Escape Velocity44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E5The Road Less Traveled44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E6Faith44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E7Guess What's Coming to Dinner?44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E8Sine Qua Non44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E9The Hub44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E10Revelations44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E11Sometimes a Great Notion44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E12A Disquiet Follows My Soul44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E13The Oath44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E14Blood on the Scales44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E15No Exit44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E16Deadlock44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E17Someone to Watch Over Me44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E18Islanded in a Stream of Stars44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E19Daybreak (1)44mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+
- S4E20Daybreak (2)92mAmazon Prime VideoParamount+