An extended version of the pilot premiered exclusively on DVD and digital download on April 21, 2009. The first season, composed of the two-hour pilot and 18 one-hour episodes, is expected to begin airing on Syfy in the United States, likely in January 2010. The rights to broadcast the series have also been picked up by Sky1 in the UK and Ireland, and Space in Canada.
Caprica differs significantly from its parent series, due to creative and commercial demands. Ronald D. Moore had strong feelings on the matter, "You don't try to repeat the formula... Everything about Caprica was designed specifically to not repeat what we had done in Galactica." Though it fared well with the critics, Battlestar was never a ratings success. Both Moore and the network pinpoint the war in space backdrop as one of the major obstacles, deterring the female audience from tuning in. With these considerations and Caprica's storyline already focused on events taking place before the two Cylon Wars, the series has a different identity, with its own tone, content and style.
Caprica pilot movie
The Twelve Colonies are at peace, 58 years before the reimagined series, when an act of religious fanaticism brings together Joseph Adama, a lawyer with ties to the underworld, and wealthy technologist Daniel Graystone, both of whom lose family members. Grief-stricken by the loss of his daughter and fueled by obsession, Daniel sets out to bring her back, using his considerable wealth and sprawling technology corporation. Offered the chance of his own daughter being restored, Joseph wrestles with the notion until he comes face to face with its reality.
